That really depends on whether the union is larger than the company it's making demands of. It may be in their best interest to bleed a company faster if it wil

That really depends on whether the union is larger than the company it's making demands of. It may be in their best interest to bleed a company faster if it will yield greater benefits over the now-altered life span of the company. There's a real consideration of whether X% of employee compensation over N years is better than the same over M years.