You can only make decisions based on what’s in writing at the time it’s time to decide. Ignoring what you know for what you hope is even more short sighted.

Dude has a Class date with Delta. Why on earth should he pass on what’s known to be good about to gamble on a bunch of conjecture about UALs potential next pilot contract? Too many unknowns. As it stands now from what was published on the negotiations updates DAL WB reserve rules blow UALs out of the water and he lives too far away to sit UAL short call at home… if he could sit short call at home, vs a 4.5hr drive to DAL to fly every time, it would probably be worth it to go UAL, but not out of IND now with the reserve rules that UAL has. I hope UAL beats every part of DALs contract, but I wouldn’t bet a career choice that they’d even match it in areas I found important. If they do the OP can always apply in the future after getting the full picture from both contracts.