What I was attempting to point out to those who are hostile to and critical of the current banding arrangements is that they agreed to it.
Prospect is of course a democratic organisation whereby the majority vote wins the day. Add up the number of potential voters at Band 1,2 and 3 units and compare to the number of same at Bands 4 and 5.....
If the all of the former voted "nay" and the majority of the latter vote "yay" then the latter will win. I am NOT claiming that this actually happened but it does show that statements like the above are not necessarily true.
Remember HTD? Vote on its abolition given to those who didn't even qualify for it! Who is going to vote "no" to a wodge of dosh for getting rid of something they didn't even get?
No Doubt LV's will be next - and I expect all those who don't currently qualify for them will again get the "bribe" so that the minority can vote against to their hearts content without affecting the desired outcome
DD