DALPA did release its opening position. It was $346 an hour while the current highest pilot rate in the world was $223 an hour (NWA 744A). We "settled" at $265/hr. You wouldn't believe the amount of beotching, moaning and groaning that ensued after that (from the pilots, not mgmt). You would have thought we agreed to a pay CUT. Same lament as now, different day ("we are pushovers, mgmt won again, when will we fight?" etc etc etc)

Funny, those same guys are now the ones most proud of what we achieved back then.