Scargill a prominent union leader in the UK was leading a union with 35 000 members or so, when he retired after years of industrial action, a decimated industry and around 3 500 members his union stated that one thing dear Arthur didn't understand was that it was the unions responsibility to negotiate the best settlement possible with t'management before a settlement was forced upon them. It's a forest and trees thing really, unions don't have to always be anti-management, unfortunately many involved in unions don't understand this basic truth. Bit like oppositions in Government feel they always have to oppose whatever the Government of the day tries to make policy. At the end of the day if the Company fails then we all do with it. Unions with responsible leaders realise that the only way forward is in co-operation with management and the work force. Not like here where we have had more than ten years of ineffectual industrial action. More of a nuisance to management and a hurt to the bottom line really. Nothing has or will be achieved at CX until the AOA stops all action and comes back to the table with realistic propositions.