Let us not cynically overlook the very tender, yet undoubtedly "heroic" expressions of some then-present "spartans" as to their precious "feelings".....Personally?...I was almost brought to tears.
"But, But!...We've always worn knee-pads for management at every turn, and forever proved ourslelves 'worthy' little useful idiots every single chance we've ever gotten!" We even did our utmost to ensure that you got your wishes for a judge to put an injunction againt the whole pilot group"..."We've always voted in favor of anything you want!"...."We're always loyal, and will forever be nothing more than your incredibly stupid little bitches/slaves!".."We've even asked of you if/how we should turn in our fellow pilots!"...."How can it now be that you don't just love us as much as we've always loved you?"..."WAAH!"..... I've rarely seen such utterly pathetic displays from any supposed adults, much less "pilots" in all my life....But such are the mighty "spartans", it would clearly seem.
Ummm...No possible doubt that the American pilots have a whole different view of them though, fully see the true nature of their inherent AWA nobility, and are just dying to see them magically advanced in "seniority" over their own people....