Not wanting to speak for anyone, but maybe the Atlas MEC was responding to the attention the Polar MEC gave to the ALPA Sponsored scab list ADR. BTW, ALPA National has certainly noticed.
Here was Polars chance of a lifetime to show the world the tons of evidence the Polar MEC said they had against the Atlas crew members. One Polar guy shows up with hearsay. So much for integrity!
Again I say, when the average line Polaroid finds out how much they've been lied to, there's going to be a lynching. That may be some of the motivation for delays? BTW, scope is just the latest delay. When and if they were to get the scope they want, then there will be something else...trust me.