Exactly like they stated. Anytime you show a lack of support in a union it's a weakness to be exploited by the other side. Read their letter if it's still on the website. Both management and labor form expectations going into a contract. A divided pilot group raises managements expectations on what they can achieve and prevent us from getting.
The contract survey is another area that can impact management expectations. If only 30% fill out the survey management will draw conclusions from that. First on the list would be that the pilot group is very content with the current contract and desires little in the way of improvements.