Newsflash, I was trying to help you put a term to what you were struggling to describe. Consider your vocabulary expanded, you're welcome.

Nice sidestep of the core issue of ALPA charging premium prices for lackluster quality and the UAL MEC being absent on the issue. Any snark for that?

You appear more comfortable in the roll of chief apologist for Herndon's shortcomings rather than being interested in getting the best value for membership dues dollars. With recent pay raises at United and Delta, how many more millions of dollars of our dues does Herndon now have to squander?