Not really STP. G day workers would show up en mass if we ever tried to shut the airline down. I don't think that's debateable. So yes, you might lose some "members", but you are not really losing anything other than their subs.
Do you disagree? I am actually having a hard time understanding your post.
PS - That's not the definition of a pragmatist. When conciliation is mislabeled as pragmatism, I'm against it. As an example, I think the "negotiated" (but rejected) housing agreement from over a year ago was concillitory, not pragmatic.