One of the vocal complainers doesn't realize he was in the group who was going to get furloughed no matter what. The company demanded things only to save the 72 line qualified senior pilots. The bottom 155 were toast even if the union gave everything the company wanted.
And even those 72 would only have been safe for 6 months, after that they would have been toast too, but the concessions were permanent - no expiration date offered.
Great deal.,