What a twisted world the east is. First they allow an alter-ego airline Midlantic which threatens the jobs of the most junior, then it purports to help them be reclassified as active pilots, just so long as it helps them cast doubt on the Nicolau List's validity.
"Sorry guys but full pay to the last day, and all. Hope you find something. Hey I hear a new airline is starting up called Midlantic, give 'em a call tell 'em a mainline guy sent you. Hey I wish they'd lower the line average (ooh, a juicy 3-day in open time. Come to Papa!!) but , hey we were all junior once."
"Um, we want to um stand shoulder to shoulder with our , um, brothers who proudly, um served USAirways as Midlantic crewmembers. They are entitled to their rightful, um place on the seniority list. And let's, um, let bygones be bygones, okay? That 3 day wouldn't have helped you anyhow..."
Yeah, let's let these guys run the union a little longer.
"Whoop! Whoop! Terrain! Terrain!"