I'm really getting sick of this updates from the union saying that "we are in talks, we'll let you know in a few weeks". It is getting pretty old. Why can't they at least tell us what these talks are about without divulging any details?
Facts have been coming to light in the last few days to confirm what we already knew in our hearts - our management expect (or more likely want) the talks to fail.
IMHO, our committee are aware of that fact, and I think they're smart enough to not want to give the managers even a sniff of an excuse to walk out of the talks because "The AOA broke a confidentiality agreement during the talks, and can't be trusted"