One does not simply volunteer for the negotiating committee at any airline. There is some definite good old boy requirements there, not to mention in my experience there are many a person who would want to be on that committee, but that would certainly not be one anyone else would want to have on that committee.

As for what people would be willing to give up? It's already been mentioned a few times in this thread what is more important to people, and pay wasn't top choice, schedule and QOL was. Work rules will be the deciding factor in this vote, it won't be pay, and if it's voted down, the pilots will have spoken on what they want to see.

Also, I wouldn't want to tell anyone how to vote, but it's obvious that if the company thought throwing some cash at the pilots would make them ignore their substandard work rules they will probably have quite the shock - just like England did.