My impression is the last sentence - self preservation. With the threat of automation, they can see the pressure mounting on finding solutions that do not result in unions or pitchforks.
My assumption is that all the union talk and action in the last few months has board members scared and they want to put on a show to employees that they're doing stuff to make things more fair, in order to push off folks unionizing. Growing inequality...
milofeynman|6 years ago