Commando,
When i say exponentially more expensive, I am referring the the number of crewmembers now affected by this issue. With the top cpt rate of $190 an hour prior to '06, there were few cpts who got the overage, so it was a "minor cost" (as if that exists with ups). Now, every cpt would be eligible and so would a great many fos...because it went away last contract (like retro), it would be hard to get back.
JMO