@air police, @9 lives
It's not that they necessarily agree or disagree with what Tracey has done/is doing - it's that they have very little (no) room for manoeuvre.
Or, put another way, whichever way they go they're damned.
Both organisations rely heavily on two things, their members and their powerful external supporters - it is when these interests are in conflict that they have a problem. Indeed, perhaps even bringing a question to their very survival.