Are these the same labor attorneys who have been advising the East MEC through the arbitration process so far?
Seems like either those crack attorneys do not have a good grasp of the situation, or their clients have been disregarding their advice.
Or more importantly, if your lawyer says, "yup, it's a done deal, get over it", his gravy train stops...
He'll litigate for the next twenty years if you're foolish enough to pay him.