Tony,
Give these guys a break, we both know they got hosed and the union told them to pound sand.
I RFO'd with one of these guys, and he told me he talked to his block rep and was told that he had a hard time convincing the older dudes about his grievance request. Said that he was just lucky to be awarded a widebody so soon, they had to be 727 S/Os for years... Basically, shut up and color..
You can defend these dudes as much as you want, but they did nothing to defend these guys when they knew they got hosed. But then again, the over 60 engineers certainly deserve all the help they can get...