It's not about 'attack and conquer' at all. The reason she went public was frusration with a certain loud-mouthed LEC rep in EWR going public first. Once he published that Magenta Line, an easy solution was lost because he publicly called out the UAL MEC. They couldn't compromise without losing face. If he had acted like a grownup maybe an amicable settlement could have been quietly reached and we pilots would have been none the wiser. HE undermined the process and hurt all of us.

If you have a problem with someone negotiating in public, call that rep.

Now this is all one big public soap opera. I am going to get some popcorn and settle in for the (probably lengthy) show.