Catfish, I hope you're wrong...it's complete BS either way. BUT, it doesn't really matter if a logical argument is used (see my earlier posts and strfyr51's). We should either be trying to band everything or nothing...what is the goal? Which is more fair and pays better for EVERYONE?
If we continue to support scales that separate payrates based on weight class (not banding everything), then we should advocate a separate 747 payrate. Draft a resolution/whatever that states the new payrates (JCBA) will NOT be considered in SLI.