Unfortunately this is win-win for Republic... Either the get two years of short changing their new hires by constantly changing their interpretation of the contract to suit them, or they get a small cash bonus when people wise up and bail.

This is going to hurt Republic in the staffing department however. The people who were angry enough to leave because of that TA have already left, and this is just one more reason for people to go elsewhere.

What would be really funny is if the union helped people fight this. (Every bit of leverage helps, and what says F you better than denying the company a cash payout)