What is on the table is what both sides put in their openers. In almost every case that touches every section of the contract.

On Profit Sharing. Yes, they may want to monetize some of it. Everyone says no, but what if D-ALPA can get 2-3 dollars for every one traded?

Lets say that another "black swan" event happens and profit sharing dries up, but D-ALPA didn't touch it, and you took a 10-15% pay cut year-over-year? What would you say then?

Making blanket statements might not put the most money in your pocket. Saying no to a 1:1 trade is more astute, and one that I agree with. We need a significant return on that modification if we do it. Adding a premium to the modification of 2X is probably where most pilots will at least listen to the proposal and not dismiss it out of hand