The only reason FOPS has to re-negotiate anything is that they failed miserably to either carry out a process of due diligence relating to the Employment Laws of the UK that they purported to be obeying (sic) or hire someone (a Barrister?) to do it for them.
This was an embarrassing climbdown at the 11th hour caused purely by the AOA researching the problem properly when FOPS Management didn't. The Base goes onshore in just over a week for Heavens sake!!
Re-negotiate all you like, but unless you give them something substantial (and expensive) the AOA members will throw it back in your faces.
I suspect the reason that the two main protaganists in this farce have disappeared from sight is to reconsider their futures. (Special inclusion of the word THEIR to keep up Mr m's education - spelling properly may improve your CV - you're going to need it).
