Yes, I guess so.
Just wanted some of the unembellished info from those directly involved on the other side of the pond.
I keep remembering all the other union guys from the past and currently scheduled number of furloughs/downgrades (years worth) during the management/labor struggles that ended up on the street while non-union junior guys in far away lands got upgraded and never suffered over the years. I remember them very well while others forget. Considering what they were truly used for, AABO had a pretty good run of it if the rumors are true.
May serve as a warning to many that those great opportunities for being hired and upgraded immediately may be due to unsavory labor relations.