Not for nothing, but this could just as easily be an excerpt from ALPAs playbook as well. For example, say that the president of ALPA decided to try and push for a change in the structure of the committees at the national level. Say, for example, that he wanted the 1st vice president to preside over the traditional roles of safety chairman, training chair, jumpseat chair, aeromedical chair, and security chairman. Say also that in the haste to try and shove this change through without any kind of input whatsoever, he received some push back from certain members crucial to the success of this endeavor due to the fact that their constituents found out about said plan and had some objections.
Rather than let the vote fail, he might just go ahead and cancel it to retrench, regroup, and re-attack.

Perhaps they are not so different after all.