“I fear it was self preservation more than an anti union sentiment “
Redundant statement; being anti-union is self preservation.
Basically I would agree, but we do have a class of citizens cave dwellers who do not think past "what's in it for me"
They weight the economic scales and this time the unions lost, next time they might win if it short term benefits them
They could care less about what the union will do to the company who employs them or what condition that company will be in ten years from now.