Guys, not trying to wind anyone up, but this battles lost. Most of the US major's outsource maintenance. As an example, CO and DL send aircraft to HAECO in Hong Kong. The job is done in half the time, with a higher quality index, and a much lower cost. I know it hurts to hear it, but those are the facts. The only way forward is to strike a grand bargain with modified regs, pay and hopefully you can experience stable growth and increasing pay/benefits going forward. Whatever happens, best of luck. Sincerely.