If I "wrench the numbers a bit", I can prove the Sun orbits the Earth!

But it doesn't.

It doesn't matter if you call it "restoration", a "great leap", or "righteous justice" - it was a rate of increase in one contract greater than the increases achieved by other airlines that didn't see subsequent concessions during LivingTheDream's "dark years".

Timbo and LivingTheDream jump aboard with ""Small incremental changes/improvements will not even begin to restore our contract's buying power... not ever". Maybe they could start a thread calling out Southwest, FedEx, and UPS pilots for destroying our profession with their underachieving contract history. Just be prepared to respond to how they could possibly have found themselves earning more than us using their incremental gains strategy.

The term "restoration" should be banned from any contract discussions. We should position ourselves so we aren't vulnerable to the abrupt losses that result in the need for restoration in the future. It's been done by others. That was the history I was providing.