Upsddown,
Man that was pretty verbose given my original comment. Did you see the part where I said "I'm trying not to be cynical".
I've been cautiously optimistic and still am for many of the reasons you sight, plus I'm at the top of the Constructive Notice New Hire list which seems like a good place to be.
These new reserve rules coming with the JCBA are a kick in the balls though (and yes I'm new to the airline industry). I just learned today that when they fly us into our day off (before noon), they don't have to give us back that day off or pay us premium (I have yet to confirm this). It put me in a bad mood...