The terms of the employer-employee relation changed. Much like when a guy is bumped off a 40 hr bid onto 10% and only gets 34 hrs (85%). They don't 'owe' him the difference. If the 6.2 billion was real, YRCW wouldn't have to worry about ever making payments to the banks- the banks could just collect the money YRCW Employees 'gave'.
Another story that illustrates this is :
John died, was laid in a casket for viewing. Frank came by, remembered he owed John $50, and dropped that amount in the casket. Herbert did the same. As did Henry also. Bill came along, remembered he also owed John $50; so he wrote a check for $200, dropped it in the casket, and took the $150 as change....
In the story, the $200 is the amount the 'Best Contract Ever' 'owed' IBT members. The $150 is the amount they earned and Were PAID the last several years. They GAINED that money, because both YRCW and the IBT CLAIMED last vote that there would be no jobs without the concessions.... Whether or not the Claims were true isn't for me to know.
I would say the current proposals as presented on here are horrible, if true. But don't go ruining the real argument against those by using False Claims of 'giving' anything. You cannot Give what you Never had..... It's an Accounting Trick, nothing more...
IF I'd been born Warren Buffet's Son, I'd probably be Rich today. But I wasn't. I Should have been- He owes me....