He said "labor is not required for this merger" so labor obliged him and stayed out of it in the most important way possible, enthusiasm. There's a difference between obeying rules and following leaders. Obeying rules is a min effort endeavor, following leaders is a whole-hearted one. Not only did they not solicit our buy-in, but they deliberately renounced it in the opening conference call. Now they can't figure out why they can't push a wet noodle onto the monkey holding the straw that broke the camel's back whose nose is under the tent.