All this to do about military flying is based on a reality I've seen expressed by the Atlas folks on this board. That reality is that military flying belongs to AAWH and they can assign it to whomever they choose. A very convenient reality as long as you are on the recieving end of the flying. Not so convenient should AAWH decide not to assign it to either Atlas or Polar but to some other entity of their choosing.
Fixed it for you.
As for your last sentence; this is why any other union, any other labor group and anyone with half a brain seeks to achieve a single bargaining unit ASAP after an acquisition. This is why “single carrier” is a labor tool, not a management one.
But that would mean one less MEC, wouldn’t it? For some it is better to break all the china in the shop than let that happen.