Following the good news, the other shoe dropped. An excerpt from a release put out by the Union representing both pilot groups:

"US Airways continues to post substantial profits on the backs of the pilots of US Airways and America West, and this will no longer be tolerated. We have been patient for some time, but with each instance of greater fiscal success, this pilot group expects commensurate returns. We are demanding contractual improvements in all areas of our bankruptcy-era contract which will reflect our investment in this corporation," said Captain Jack Stephan, chairman of the US Airways MEC. "We have in no uncertain terms told management that our pilots will only ratify an agreement that recognizes our investment in the airline and rewards our pilots for their sacrifices. If US Airways management intends to capture all the planned synergies of this merger and to have any chance of enjoying labor peace, bankruptcy-era bargaining tactics need to end"