It was kind of the Union to wait until they had track officials over a barrel to bring this up.
Of course, that's how it's done!
But I suspect these track guys are pulling this crap on their own, and the larger labor movement leadership isn't going to be willing to take the international heat of cancelling the triple crown, because 150 track workers in NY are feeling their oats.
The Obama and Cuomo Administrations are going to slam them behind closed doors too. They really don't need this crap right now.