Why does everyone assume you have to give up work rules to get pay and retirement? Red and green is the main work rule that allows you this "flexibility" everyone talks about. That's not going anywhere. 4 days off? Not going anywhere. Outside of that what is it? Transition conflict? They are already eliminating much of that by trying to give away 29/7. Also the transition language is getting less and less useful as planing gets more savy at putting trips on top of what you drop in the conflict.
Besides red/green and 4 days off what are these amazing work rules everyone speaks of because those aren't going away but do you think you should be making half of what your peers make to have them?