It is indeed unfortunate that those who floated quoted a plethora of excuses ranging from "I never got notification" to "I thought it was a dumb idea" to "APA will lose big with this..." etc, etc, etc.
Bottom line is, this was a request and display of unity. Whatever the disagreements over the process, our union president and the entire BOD requested and honored the no float campaign - that means that the membership follows suit, no questions asked. That is true Unionism.
Anybody who did not honor this request does not understand true Unionism. The only folks who get a pass on floating are those on medical leave, disability.
One of the ironic things is that one of our resident experts on our contract and PBS clearly shows that floaters lose $$$ under PBS and work more.
In the end we had roughly 75% of the entire membership that didn't float. Any way you look at it, that it some good unity overall. Congrats folks and proud to call you Union Brothers and Sisters.