I personally do not see them dragging it out. UA pilots on a day to day basis are pretty motivated. If RJ Kirby upsets the apple cart things will not go well. Oscar does not want this.

Record earnings in every sector across the USA. A massive tax cut that UA now has billions to play with. RJ Kirby can want all he wants, just like he wanted at AA. Put UA pilots in 76 seat jets. Grow the airline. Fix a bunch of other things and everyone is happy.