Good luck to the careers at United, and the pensions.
No matter what the cause of reduced pay rates and benefits at any of the US major airlines, each reduction has a serious influence on what happens at the other larger US airlines, and what pilots at the "entry-level" carriers can look forward to. I can not imagine any active US pilots feeling any satisfaction or "Schadenfreude" (joy in others' harm) when reading about any of these changes in our industry. Even several who are independently wealthy (with this company) probably have some sympathy.
Some managements denied that pattern-bargain existed in the past, in the 'good old days', despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, and the same descriptions for both similar salaries and work rules.