Merc
I agree with your post--though the "welcome" is a bit late, we've been combatting this for quite awhile ourselves. As for feeling lucky, NO that is how it is supposed to work--AAWH simply has no integrity...it is dysfunctional. And Mr. Flynn has taken ownership of these practices.
Guess the rub is that we've been accused by Management and the Atlas MEC of delaying the process when the reality is exactly what your post explained. Now why would one Labor group willfully misrepresent the facts to help Management strong-arm another Labor group? Troubling.