To sum it up: "A number is not locked in", "Assuming", "if" and "could in theory".
Bottom line, no ratio of mechanics per airplane exists in our CBA and we make much much less. But as long as we work for very little, so little its not cost effective to outsource, we can keep the job, kind of like the terms Non-union people are offered.
Over the last 30 years how many mechanics has SWA laid off? With our language, both past and present how many thousands of mechanics have been laid off at AA over that same time frame, 5000, more? I believe the number at SWa is ZERO. Your point is meaningless, nobody cares about the ratio at SWA, what they care about is if they got hired what would they make.
"it's difficult to enforce language that doesn't exist"-credit to Kev
Josh