I think drvrA320 has it right. I am confident for all the reasons he/she stated there will be no strike. The hairy chest thumping is to keep the more radical IAM'ers happy (glad they don't have Bob Crow running them!).
I am certain UAL will rise out of all of this quite comfortable. Creighton is a sraight shooter, and knows what he is doing. Wolf lied to the employees, just as he is still doing to the employees at USAirways. Goodwin was incompetent, and was only interested in feathering his nest. I think we have a winner here - I think.
OH