I think COVID actually saved us from what may have transpired after that little experiment.
And that is the sort of logic that underpins this so called in principle agreement where the lack of a payrise is considered a good outcome. Unbelievable.
I think you mean the level of resentment that you and a couple of your mates have against them. Be careful how you generalise.
Most of the F/O's I fly with are either AFAP or ex-AFAP. In fact some of them prior to this document were some of the most supportive union pilots I have flown with. To paraphrase another historical figure "Its the lifestyle stoopid."