This is why, in my opinion,the meddling and interfering from other department has not helped at all.
That has to be seen in the context of where we were 2 years ago, the other unions had been allowed to see the company books (which BASSA refused as they wouldn't sign a confidentiality agreement) and had decided that the company was in such a dire financial position that pay cuts and efficiency savings had to be made. We then saw one group offering very short term loans and refusing to negotiate meaningfully.
Basically we were all scared for our futures, and that of our families. A lot of us felt we had to do something. With hindsight, perhaps we were fooled.