Pitts,
Niether side is going to publish their last proposal, so it requires some interpretation on my part. The NWA side says our last offer was a ratio that moved toward the Delta position. Delta says they offered a ratio that kept all pilots within .5% of their pre-merger relative seniority. Given these statements on both sides, I'm presuming that Date of Hire was either never offered or was quickly rejected.
With regard to your comment about there being fences, RA has publicly stated that he wants NO fences.
As I stated earlier, the age demographic affects all NWA pilots not just the senior ones. If the deal gets killed, it will be killed by all pilots not just the senior ones.
Carl