In addition to benefits being a sticking point, part time lines do not work. There is nothing "part time" about them. Look at our FAs. They have "part time" lines yet they work 3 4-day trips with a few 2 or 3 day trips thrown in there just to get their lines up to min line value for part time flying.

So essentially, they are "part time" with no benefits working almost a full schedule all month long.