Where do you draw the line?
What makes someone unsuitable to vote?
I have no answers - just questions. Personally, I would like to see as many people as possible in the AOA so that we can have a true democratic vote on issues - as many repeat votes as is required;-)
If it is any consolation to B scalers, the vast majority of those applying to join are SOs and FOs. You are not allowed to rejoin the AOA unless all past money owing is repaid. If someone quit, AOA-debt free, he is free to reapply. If someone went through the SCT and paid an amount less than what he owed, he is NOT allowed to rejoin until the outstanding monies are repaid.
Those that are allowed to rejoin have followed AOA rules - you are allowed to leave the AOA and then you are allowed to apply to rejoin. Whether that is on the moral high ground or financially parsimonius, I will leave others to decide.
If you feel strongly about quitters rejoining then I suggest you remove my name from the AOA ballot. We can have a 'pure' (read aryan) AOA that only has those that stayed the course....that union will become a smaller and smaller percentage of the total. Or we can have an inclusive union that forgives and forgets as any future progress must come from maxmum representation.
When you see the pay deal remember two things: the AOA is only as strong as its 55% membership; and not many have left yet in spite of all the bleating.
PS All the rejoiner names are available - should have been emailed to you in fact. And yes it is 4 bars...