The AOA is just a democratic representation of the pilot body. If most of us voted no to the deal for the 49 ers then we would have continued down that course. The fact is, most of the pilot body voted to accept the deal, rightly or wrongly, hence why the AOA accepted it. We could argue about the then GC's influence in the vote but at the end of the day the choice was ours.
I voted against accepting but realised i was in the minority at the time, that's life.
The guys of the CPU have done a great job, congrats to them all!! They deserve all the accolades they receive! AOA, i hope you are taking notes!