“I just can’t see a YES vote precluding any form of current or future management continuing to threaten us with external entities for the sake of meeting a business case. In fact I believe a YES vote will all but guarantee it.”
I agree with you on that.
However, I certainly don’t believe that a no-vote will stop them from trying it next time around either. I am certain they will try. This is how the game is played and each EBA vote must be accepted or rejected on it’s own merits, within the industrial environment of the time. Are we in a position to fight to the inevitable end? Is the fight (and risk) worth the potential improvement? In other words, is this the hill to die on?