What's a Snap back provision?
 

Mesaba guys have a 5% pay cut with a "snap back" provision. I was just curious what that was.
Duck

That's where a pilot group gives up something to help out with near-term financial problems, but have a contract clasue that automatically restores the pay scale at a later date.

Do they also get the 5% back or just back to the original salary?

Our snapbacks are structured such that we will regain what was "current book" by the end of the TA.

Whatever you negotiate, but retroactive pay would be very unlikely.