Probe,
I agree with some of what you say, but the company and the banks held all the cards and ran the whole show. Did you watch the Frontline video? There were plenty of shenanigans coming out of Chicago, and I don't mean ALPA.
$3.3 Billion in employee concessions wasn't enough for them. We were duped. Especially the second whack and the "sacred" pensions.
Watch The Full Program Online | Can You Afford To Retire? | FRONTLINE | PBS
Uglee, I'm not sure exactly how far they can go. Perhaps some LCAL guys can fill us in on how far they went with just two pre merge.