I think you will find that Joyce is cunningly trying to swing back votes to the company by laying blame at the feet of the ALAEA.
When retrenchments start on the tarmac (baggage handlers,cleaners,flight crew) he will continue to chant the same line. This is a
PR exercise and he may swing public perception back on his side.
He wouldn't have gone into the media with a sweeping statement like this without a lot of people consulting him.
This is only the beginning, industrial action may well swing in the company's favour, as he has publicly stated he wants to avoid job losses on the tarmac.