the way guys talk about the 49ers like the AOA somehow won is sad and deluded. 49 guys won a court case for lost wages of over 6 million each. That was appealed and changed to 300k each, set amount. Company won, as it always does. Sickness went from 11% to 0.4%
Since you're obviously a new joiner let me correct and educate you. The AoA did not see the court cases to its conclusion. In fact after the membership voted in the 49er offer by the company, the AoA was obligated to suspend any further aid to the court cases. This transpired years before the conclusion of the lawsuit. It was a break away union called the CPU that funded and carried the lawsuit to its conclusion.
Furthermore, although the individuals were awarded a meagre amount, and thus seemed as a hollow victory, the favourable jurisdiction ruling in Crofts versus Veta has ended up costing the company millions indirectly as they no longer could base crews and circumnavigate labor laws as they pleased.