That seems pretty freaking straightforward. If the NC has to explain to me AGAIN why they can't do this then they can keep the next TA too.

Another concern is that industry standard rates will mean nada if guarantees are grossly depressed for half the contract. The NC needs to put the onus on management to "right-size" the crew force. They overhired (which was clear to every line pilot at the time) in order to feed at the covid trough. They need to use some of that windfall to retire their way to the desired force size. I am not interested in having contract gains completely offset by BLG losses. Maybe they should try to negotiate a two year no-furlough, no 4a2b/c clause or similar.