Sorry fordrun
But you couldn't be more wrong if you tried, I'm not anybody's management, just someone who has been in the industry a long, long time, seen lots of disputes and now passing on a word of caution about tactics. What i'm saying is make sure you, (the FAs), are watertight, that's all.
Someone playing devil's advocate can, at times, be a help rather than a hinderence in aiding people to come to objective conclusions when they are involved in highly emotive issues. As an engineer you can just about pick your job, if you are prepared to travel, jobs being advertised worldwide regularly, FAs don't always have the same amount of choice.