Bob,
I agree that is part of the problem. There is a them and us situation between controllers and others. Its been there a long time. Each side is suspicious the other is trying to do them. Its not a nice place to work from that point of view. This situation is an ultimate showdown in many ways and should not have been allowed to happen. Its the culture of the IAA and it looks like one side is going to have to capitulate. It won't be pretty.