I see it a bit differently.

The big picture I am viewing shows me that the company has been stalling with malace and forethought our "co-workers" over in in-flight and in maintenance. our union can't negotiate on their behalf. We pay dues for our union to negotiate for the pilots.

Now, regarding the "me me me" attitude. Well, I also see this differently. Management has had their way with all of the pilots industry wide for the last 25 years. The way I figure it, my house should have been paid off 14 years ago had management NOT been screwing us. So, it's time to take care of me, and if my union takes care of me, I think that all of the pilots will be taken care of. So, me-me-me is a good thing. greed is a good thing. You only negotiate what you can negotiate, but the market sets the value for what my and your skills and experience is worth, it's the union's job to capture that value and insure we get our fair share of the pie.

I don't see lawyers, doctors, engineers, or other professionals worrying about me me me attitude. They are trying to get fairly compensated for their years of training, experience, and judgment. So, me to. They call that the "me too clause."