To be fair, I think the mediators expect SWAPA to decrease their ask.

Fortunately, SWAPA has installed a chairman with vision and guts, who listens to his pilots and their representatives. He realizes the blowback from raising the offer is minimal, especially when the company needs an agreement more than the pilots do.

Malone (or should we call him maLONER) must do the same. It's not even a choice at this point.