Delusional ain't quite right--unwilling to face reality and throwing out divisive propaganda maybe better. It's amazing the words that have been thrown forth which have worstened the situation and managed to tick off folks that were previously happy. Often taking the opportunity NOT to speak (or to speak small amounts of cohesive and well thought out encouragement toward finding solutions) is the right thing to do. Seems they haven't quite figured this out.
Those following the deal know that saying the 'offer' was 'recommended' is an absolute farce. It was recommended only because it was forced to be in order to be considered and voted upon at all. This by definition made any form of objective analysis impossible. The membership did the absolute right thing by rejecting an offer which, given its preconditions and deceptive/divisive nature, never should have been sent forward at all.
In this case, the pilot group is the one wanting to preserve the quality, branding, and safety record of the airline they love and prevent a group of self-serving folks from chiseling it away. Skilled labour costs money and is an investment just like fuel and airplanes--and is also subject to inflation adjustments. I wonder how the general public would feel about trying to have a bunch of fatigued rank beginners working long hours, multiple jobs, and living in a noisy crackerbox to make ends meet noodling around at the controls of the machine their lives depend on. Propaganda works in many directions and maybe it would be a good time to get out in front of what's really going on.