Let's shift gears and talk retro. I hear everything from getting a 12% retro check that we get paid over 3 years, to a big check that even a second year FO will get $80,000.
Asking some of the more senior guys who have been through this a few times what is "likely" to end up happening based on the past. At my old carrier the contracts were were "not awesome", but the company waved a signing bonus and too many had a "SQUIRREL" moment and we ended up voting in a turd.