Sometimes the MEC just needs to protect the pilots from themselves. One third of the pilots voted away their retirement for a dollar and will vote away 2,000 jobs without batting an eye if it means another dollar. The MEC could average their vote with the one third of the pilots who will strike on the issue. It'll be a toss up so they'll be able to go the company with anything they want.

I just think at the core it is an issue that should not be on the table in any way, at any time. There is not even a neutral position here. Like it or not, we're one big pilot group of 12,000 pilots now and not only can we not give away more, but UAL's relaxation of scope must be completely undone. It is OUR problem now. The only acceptable outcome at the end of this is the trifecta of reversal of scope, new FAA rest rules, and retirements kicking in, resulting in not only in all recalls, but a hiring frenzy of 110 pilots per month that goes on for years.

If there was a question at all it should have been:

32. Would you strike to get back from furlough at UAL:
a. 300 pilots
b. 600 pilots
c. 900 pilots
d. 1200 pilots
e. 1547 pilots

THEN they could go to the company and say "We took a survey and CAL pilots are willing to strike to get UAL pilots back on the property. What a surprise!"

Sometimes how you word the question definitively predetermines the outcome.