In '99 individuals were selected by the company for redundancy. They ranged from very senior to junior. The one common thread was that those who had made a stand in one way or another featured heavily amongst those laid off, be it work-to-rule or union negotiators. 7 years later those laid off and the remainder of the humans have good jobs including 30+ Captains in the Gulf, skippers in UK and Oz/NZ and highly paid blokes in the Fragrant Harbour. Point is stick to your principles and dont bow to the pressure. Those that did 7 years ago will be regarded with the same contempt for the remainder of their worthless lives as they were then.
Good luck.