Completely agree. And as evidenced by some of the licking of the lips over vacation sell-back (as an example), protecting ourselves from ourselves might be the biggest challenge in this next contract.

I used to think that people who spoke ONLY about payrates were short-sighted, but at least payrates distribute money to all, in proportion to their seniority and bidding behavior. With everything else, you're making calls on who gets favored, and who gets punished. You have to tread carefully, and help all pilots, not the animals that are more special than others.