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Making a stand in favor of Unions at that time could have expedited negotiations without disrupting the economy with a prolonged shutdown, but the status quo for the last few decades has been to to force workers to work in favor of shareholders. They figured it wouldn't be as big of a deal since it hasn't been until recently, and they learned their political calculus was off.