I'm not that old, but I have seen 3 BIG cycles in this business corresponding with recession in the economy. To hear about all this leverage were going to have and how Regionals are dead is laughable. We could be furloughing this time next year...or not. But we do have leverage NOW. If you look at the items...

a. Compensation
b. Retroactive longevity for furloughees for pay and vacation
c. MOU 22 Replacement
d. Reserve assignment process improvements
e. FRMS

6. Any extension to the UPA will also include a firm order of NSNBs on the United Mainline property flown by United pilots.

I see MOU 22 and FRMS as the company "gets". It's what they want with all these new 787s coming on and doing some really long-haul flying. (see SFO-AKL, SFO-TLV) There is the leverage. The others are our "gets"...

Compensation....well heck yeah!

Retro longevity for furloughees...wow. Remember all the dudes that were voting NO on the last contract because of this issue? How many posts about fixing this since the contract passed?

Reserve assignment improvements....another wow. How about fixing the SC/FSB bs?

NSNBs on property? That's what scope choke was all about. Getting them here and effectively ending scope creep.

It would be a breach of fiduciary duty for the MEC to just say no to this invitation. Not to mention just plain stupid. Of course they are going to take a stab at it.

Sled