If that email had come from anyone other than Ken Watts, I wouldn't have been worried.
Ken is the one that got me involved in union work 19 years ago. When he was the Council 1 Chairman, he was pretty much the only Red Book (pre-1986 NW) LEC representative that stood up for the Green Book (pre 1986 Republic) pilots. He is a man of GREAT integrity.
Bottom line - if Ken says this is happening, then I believe him.
Also note that in the post that started this thread I was asking for verification of the info from the DL side. Apparently asking for verification is viewed as fearmongering by some of the SL folks.