The ARG got up in the union elections primarily as a protest vote against the President's Leadership and the rose coloured glasses he wears.
Given that this EBA is nearly 12 months late and therefore negotiations for the next one are due to start pretty much straight away, the ARG will get their chance to show their stuff soon enough. The feeling amongst the yes voters is that our interests would be better served by keeping our powder dry in this EBA and give the ARG a shot a negotiating a better EBA from a clean sheet of paper next time around. We have not abandonded them.