Of course the union said that. What choice did they have? But the union didn't tell everyone to stop picking up open time in the first place. That was a result of a pilot group that got sick of "helping out" a company that treats them like garbage. Why did everyone all of a sudden have a change of heart?
There was this big panic about, "We have to get back to the negotiating table!" Well, what did the negotiating table ever bring in the fist place? And what is it producing now?