So the crux of it sounds like the FR of old….
FR want you to do 5/3 and they are willing to offer 2% (plus i suspect more) but wont tell you because they want a carrot to lever in the 5/3, so they offer you 0% pay deal. They then turn around and out of the kindness of their hearts say OK 2% if you do 5/3. The pilots rush to accept because originally they had 0% and now think they are lucky to have got 2% and one over on the company….
Same old same old…OH and dont forget 2% in Frland isn't really 2% either !