I get it Lee. And I'm not trying to reduce the effect of the contract to hold the company's feet to the fire.
However, LOA's and the items you refer to seem to be done regularly to clarify or modify parts of the contract.
If it is going to cost $XXX to remove seats... but we can find a solution that only allows them to put 70 people max on an airplane, and provide 50% of $XXX to something the union can actually use, then I would sure like to see it done smarter.
As to whether we can block off 6 seats... if we cannot ensure this were to happen, I would be appalled.
But that's neither here nor there. We have negotiated something valuable to the company. Let's monetize it and still get the desired effect. Win-win.