Perhaps more like the current set of reps are more like the military police
With some of the reps taking 30 - 40 hrs BALPA credit a month for their duties, in essence, they are part time pilots on full time pay, why on earth would they want to rock the boat by being obstructive or argumentative?
Far better to spend a career flying aeroplanes twice a month, with nice big blocks of days off available for draft (no names, no pack drill), spending all that time at home with the wife and kids.The only down side is shrugging your shoulders to the hard working line pilot with the line, "well, this is the best we could get...."