Hi FL,
I think the discussion should revolve focus on whether
JS was being discriminated against or not, whether her rights were being infringed upon, and if so, was it right for the union to provide her with legal support. In hindsight it appears she was legally in the right.
If we agree that she was legally in the right, then people here should aim their negative comments at the government who pass such laws, not question the integrity of the person who had to actually battle with her company, simply to get them to comply with the law. By all means question the legitimacy/economics of such laws, but that is not what is generally being commented on here.