Gapster.
I am with you on the withdrawl of AAVA's.
Unfortunately though, untill the union lead the charge and we as a collective stop doing AAVA's there will always be someone to pick up the slack and do it.
If a handful of people stop doing them then that isn't really going to make much of a difference. This is why we have a union.
Personally, I am waiting to see where these pay talks go and what result we get before I do anything rash such as giving up my 2nd sector, training etc, etc... Although I must admit I have slowly started to withdraw from anything 'extra curricular' since the pension result. But I am biding my time for giving up the 'big' things.....