It's not their way..

In fact, in the MEC podcast, it is stated that we had wanted the rates to be based on the big 3, but management insisted that B6, and WN be included.

Negotiations is about compromise, and I guess to get the Market Rate Adjustment clause across the finish line, the union believed it was best to give up some ground, based on the strategic assumption that all of these airlines would have had contracts with very similar rates by now?