We also lose 2 years LOS as well. That's fairly significant for some of the furloughed guys. I know it's not full LOS, but you will not see full LOS either way. 2 years at DAL+7% would help those guys far better than zero LOS and the much lower MTA rates.
IMHO, "defending the profession" amounts to a phyrric victory. PK has a long history of not caving in to labor groups. There's no reason to think they'll start now. APA had a chance 2 years ago when the merger started in motion...they held the keys to the castle, but sold them for pennies on the dollar. *THAT* was leverage. We have very little leverage now.