Disclaimer- I'm not under the delusion that AWAC is going to do anything but shut its doors.

That being said, I'm no finance or business whiz, nor do I understand the finer points of contract negotiations, but why would UAL or anyone care if we have a new CBA? We have a contract that is being used, what an airline decides to pay AWAC and what AWAC and the pilots agree on are two separate things. UAL or whoever couldn't give a rat's bum how much profit AWAC makes, as long as the flights are completed.
Furthermore, DAL and AWAC were close to a deal while AWAC was still in contract negotiations.
That being said, if I'm wrong somebody please correct me.