In another life, a common sore point with the union was that the union always got the idiots' job back whether they were members or not. As the recognized bargaining agent, the union had to do it . We sometimes shook our collective heads and wondered why we spent good money defending non-members, but then some 'good guys' would get fired and we were glad we had the power to get their jobs back. The AOA needs to become a union. and represent the good, the bad, and the ugly.