What exactly do you mean with your "good luck defending THAT"? Our language is clear and exact. Only the amount who have flowed up from Mesaba may flow back. No more. Thanks for wishing us luck, though.
Here's what I mean. Do you really thing ALPA is going to defend you at the expense of Delta pilots if push comes to shove? How will you get them to enforce it? I GUARANTEE that your language will be renegotiated or set aside if Delta furloughs. Oh, and welcome to the delta "family" where everyone eats their young.
