if thats the agreement then thats the agreement. You dont make agreements as you go unfortunately.
Its exactly that 1970s attitude thats wrong. They are industrial rostering agreements, exactly the same as the pilots have. The pilot agreement is also 2 local nights after a long range, however it is virtually unheard of to adhere to this in times of disruption, which is why the aircraft were flown back empty. The point here is that most cabin crews were prepared to operate but were overuled by their union. There is no way willy is going to permit a union to be on a continuous work to rule much longer.