Liam, good points. But, I doubt the AOA would be happy with CX pilots signing contracts individually and would probably ask all pilots to send them in to the AOA for a union co-ordinated response. Should that occur and the majority of pilots ignore that request and sign anyway then the union would be in a very vulnerable position (likely to happen). The 49ers would be even more so. Finally don't really understand the question. If you are implying that I have some sort of input into what the company gives then you are way, way off beam. If you are feeding the vitriolic because I have resigned from the AOA, well I gave at the office and the office ignored me and went it's own way. All of that is, of course, beside the point. What is in all this for the company? I'm not sure. They could feel they were getting rid of 'malcontents', they could be giving a joining present for the new DFO in the form of a more settled workforce, they might not be sure and, as well as the AOA, have lost the plot. Whatever, it's going to cost them bucks and they can afford it. Nice post anyway.