Unlike some here, I will not try and say exactly what would have happened otherwise (ie, "the 717's were coming anyway") but I do wonder now about what the recall of the chairman got us?

Apparently, we have a very divided MEC and less than stellar TA that may not even be sent out to the pilots based on it's merits. I wonder now if the divisiveness of the recall and it's lasting effects outweighed any benefits? Certainly, if this were an eye popping contract, the case could be made. Not sure based on what is rumored here, that somebody could convince me that it was worth it WRT C2015 at this point.