The "final offer" will be put to members with a recommendation to accept. The majority - as always - will do as they are told.
AAVAs will continue unhindered. Lets face it, the vast majority of those that do them like the pots of gold too much to stop.
Our workforce and our union lost the leverage they once had. The pension vote was the final line in the sand and we all - collectively - capitulated with barely a whimper. There is no point rattling sabres now... We take what we're given or leave.
2 things that should come from this though:
1. Union reps need to be held properly accountable for their positioning closer to management than to the people they are elected to represent. Withdrawal from Working Together is a priority in order to restore some faith.
2. PPRuners will hopefully see the light that this site houses only a tiny vocal minority. Views here are not even close to being representative of the whole workforce.
It was more than 9%