I suppose I'll be the dissenting voice here and say I think they should allow the VILs.

I haven't heard a compelling argument contrary to that opinion other than a version of "screw the company, it's their mess up," which I don't think is productive and akin to biting off your nose to spite your face.

Secondary to this I haven't heard the union articulate the risk of withholding the LOAs from the company which was alluded to in the last company email. Maybe it is nothing, maybe its something, but union has been pretty quiet about it. At least in the mass communications.