With no explanation, label text_A→text_B with either "DON'T KNOW", "NO" or "YES".
text_A: Then-HKAOA president Captain Nigel Demery took the view that "the firing was pure intimidation, a union-bust straight up, designed to be random enough to put the fear in all pilots that they might be next, no reason given". Despite this, none of the dismissals were challenged in legal proceedings, so weren't reinstated. The airline later offered the 49 pilots it terminated in 2001 the chance to reapply for pilot positions with its cargo division, guaranteeing such applicants first interviews, subject to passing psychometric testing. Nineteen former employees applied and twelve were offered jobs.
text_B: If the lawyers representing the pilots offered their work on some kind of contingency basis, would the pilots owe them money?
DON'T KNOW.