whatshouldiuse
I honestly wouldn't change a thing with regard to your itinerary.
IMO, I don't believe the IAM will strike due to a couple of reasons.
First, I don't believe today's IAM is as suicidal as the IAM of past. Remember they (the IAM) are still employee owners and if they in fact do strike and cause some sort of bankruptcy protection to be started, all of their "employee investment" is washed out! Not a good plan, especially with the AMFA team watching closely.
Second, what did the IAM have to lose by voted this proposal down? Answer... very little. The worst case scenario would be negotiating a 37% pay increase (not bad) for a new contract. They (IAM) need to be in a position of strength before they come into the concession era of their rebuilding.
Face it, UAL has been severly mismanaged for several years now, and the employee groups want positive changes to take place.
I wouldn't change airlines... lets wait and see what Dubya does and how the tone of negotiations is going.
Bon Chance