It means the union rep didn’t stop and think and ask themselves: “is bringing coffee and donuts to a meeting about a principal taking away donuts and snacks going to look bad?”

There are always other options. Being a crisis navigator means listening and thinking, basic skills that would’ve made it clear bringing a point of contention to a meeting about said contention is a bad idea.

I would’ve done pizza and soda. The principal didn’t take away pizza or soda, right?