I'm not sure the union is "screwing" anyone on this. I just don't think we have ever dealt with being made to work against our will in our company's history. With this LOA they can do just that. This is new territory, and probably hasn't been completely thought out.
Also--the "self help" option goes away at any FDA. If pilots there slow down, the company just "inverses" more stateside guys to fill up the gap.
This is a bad deal guys....