CWA Does it again!

I know what it says, Buck, but I would find it hard to believe the CWA would refuse the raise a week early. The company could have given it early.
My point is that why did the CWA put out communication that the increase was delayed when in fact it wasn't? My understanding is that most if not all contract language on the "east" was prevoiusly done this way to coincide with the pay periods. This is nothing new.
 
Why couldn't the company have given the raise a week earlier? They probably could have received a little positive PR from it. Sounds to me like they blew a good opportunity to improve morale at a fairly cheap price-40 cents an hour.
You have to have morale to improve it.