On the subject of a 48 percent pay cut relative to a 21 percent cut for the FA's I also recall a labor solidarity story. Labor solidarity is supposed to work "on the way up and also on the way down".. In the fall of 2004 the labor coalition at NWA all looked to the pilots for leadership (this was publicly stated by the FA's , the IAM, the TWU,etc. on the subject of a concession package in an attempt to forstall Chapt 11). The jist of things was that if the pilots lead the others will follow only they didn't. So in November of 2004 we agreed to a compensation package reduction of about 20%, right after that the FA's sarcasticly thanked us for taking a paycut so "that they wouldn't have to" . The FA's are always asking for us to commit to honoring their picket lines (we never disclose in advance what we will do as a matter of policy), but when push comes to shove the FA's are a weak unreliable ally at best and a liability on average... The MEE TOO clause definitely limits the economic value that pilots can negotiate for as previously mentioned, simply because what ever you bargain for isn't just attained for 12,000 pilots but then also 18,000 FA's. If you like having your bargaining power diluted , then help the FA's bring in AFA. And remember that in a tough labor battle they will be an ally of questionable value at best.