I know that you are one of the guys in Tulsa that has tried to do the right thing for the profession. Unfortunately there weren't enough of you there. IMO if you are senior or have a specialized skill and only have five more years or so, don't sweat any of this stuff. But younger A&Ps in Tulsa should really think about what their next move will be, find another job and stay in Tulsa, wait till a RIF and go with what's left, NY and LAX, or try and get somewhere of their choosing prior to a RIF.
The dynamics have changed, the inclusion of the USAIRWAYS guys will tilt the numbers strongly in favor of the line. The line has no interest in agreeing to bottom of the industry to save Tulsa and Tulsa no longer has the numbers to force that into place. That's just reality.
Would a 1200 man layoff affect DFW? I doubt it, it would most defineately affect NY1, ORD and LAX. In a way that a good thing, because that's why it may not happen. Ironically the Juniority pool may work in Tulsa's favor because it limits the options.
Currently Tulsa has 2794 AMTs, the line has 3503.1200 would bring Tulsa down to 1990 seniority. The bottom guy in DFW has 2011, the guy just above him has 2003. Of the bottom 1200 on the line 114 are in DFW . So if all 1200 bumped the system The Bottom 114 in DFW would be effected. If only 500 bumped and passed the test then one guy in DFW could be bumped the others would have to go to JFK\LGA(176), LAX (73), ORD (137), MIA (85), and a few in ATL, BOS, DCA,EWR,PHL,SAN,SEA, & SFO. Pretty much all high cost areas where a 1600 square foot home within 50 miles of work would run at least $300k.
My guess is that most of the bottom 1200, even the bottom 500, would not be swayed by saving Tulsa in exchange for bottom of the industry, Tule is now just another station that is no more secure than JFK, LAX or even EWR. Who knows, with the move towards phase checks and any from B and C checks the line may be able to absorb any reductions made in Tulsa. As the 757s and MD80s go away the Airbus and 737s etc will be coming into heavier and heavier phase checks on the line. The company would be getting more effecient use of their expensive line hangar space in places like MIA, JFK, LGA, BOS,ORD, DFW, LAX, STL ,SFO, PHL,DCA?,CLT, PIT, PHX (Did I leave anyone out? )