The guy is a good operator and a nice bloke. His compliance transgression was done in a moment of weakness under pressure from his family. He knew he'd screwed up as soon as he did it and dobbed himself in to the AOA. No excuse but there are some mitigating circumstances.
His bar transgression was done in an area that is somewhat of a crew haven for relaxation in a probably semi-intoxicated state after the announcement of a dubious profit-sharing result in a year of record profits in the run-up to the third tranche of pay-cuts (which were ceded in return for negotiations into which the company still steadfastly refuses to enter in any semblance of good faith almost 2 years later) against the individual who is probably most responsible for all of the above. Again, no excuses but.... I think the punishment far exceeds the crime and is sadly a reflection of the weakness of character of the individuals involved.
We should be standing up against this as a workforce regardless of AOA position. Sadly I suspect that even if the guy was a stauch AOA member and was clearly being stitched up, we wouldn't have the collective moral fortitude to take a stand.
There are too many vested separate interests.