Bazzamundi...
There is no need to mention anyone by name regarding this example but just ask yourself a few questions…
It is fairly safe to say that the operating tech crew(Who slipped in JFK) would know that the cabin crew have operated from LAX to JFK and after the transit are also operating JFK/LAX.
The operating tech crew and local manager would also have been informed as to the approximate taxi time before take off given one runway was not being used because of an incident and the resultant backlog of aircraft trying to depart not to mention the problems associated with the weather.
If the aircraft had enough fuel for the taxi before take off and the flight to LAX then why did it not do it?
The tech crew and the local manager were also aware that given the scheduled flight time to LAX and the approximate taxing time the cabin crew’s TOD would have been over the 17 hour mark and that a vote to extend the TOD or not was about to be carried out.
With all this information the decision was made to push back from the terminal !!!
I’m not accusing anyone of anything but it’s reasonable to state that the aircraft was pushed back for a reason (or did the tech crew and company just want to taxi around jfk for hours and hours) and if the tech crew were not happy with that reason they would not have done it.
The intent of this example is not to start another tech/cabin crew fight but to say that each section of the company only seems to think of itself and not of the affect it's actions have on others.