I assume you intend to imply that this is an unknown. Or maybe you were just trying to put someone on the spot. Or maybe you wanted an answer so you could pick it apart from the cheap seats while never being forced to present your own opinion.

Bravo sir.

The fact of the matter is that the negotiating committee has determined that the $75 million signing bonus does, in fact, represent a specific percentage of what we are owed in retro pay. One of the committee members who has been writing the final contract language shared the number with me a couple of weeks ago when he poked his head in the cockpit while non-revving MSP to DEN.

I can’t remember the number, but yes, Virginia, there *is* a number and the negotiating committee acknowledges that we’re not getting 100%.