Flight Ops DSVP & SVP are stellar characters. One can see that these fellas spent their careers in a unionized environment. You can count on them to stand-up to their principles.
They would never defend any silly or arbitrary rule that was imposed from upper management.
Our "enry" even sent me a letter saying I should look at it as an opportunity to consolidate my experience, when I had to go sit in the right hand side for 18 months. Hell, I even got to keep my benefits.
Must remember to tell all my mates how great this place is.