Lavdumper...how right you are...a deal with the devil....but don't the pilots "own" UAL? Seems if I owned a business and it was about to go under I'd try to think of some way to turn it around...like let's say start with a (duh) paycut...
But maybe that's too simple of an answer...
By the way, 411A, I happen to agree with you on this one, and I stand ready to catch the flak, as I have done before on the ground and in flight...