Pileit,
Yes, I understand it's frustrating. And slow. And inefficient. Just like our democratic Republic system. But union representation and the contract negotiation process exists as a series of checks and balances to protect us - chiefly from the Company, but also from ourselves, and sometimes our leaders. Sure, it's sometimes ugly tedious, but ultimately it's for our own safety.
So, yes, while it seems we are deep into the "process", in reality we haven't even reached the amenable date, which is in December, so an effort to re-group now and organize a proper re-attack will pay dividends long into the future. Rushing into the process without the appropriate plan is what got us into this slightly sticky mess.
We'll take as much time as we need to do it right.