There is a long, long way to go, but everything has to start somewhere and we would be irresponsible if we did not at least play our part in allowing this to be given oxygen.
This does not mean that we will be successful in this dialogue and the fact that we have remained fairly silent, communication wise, does not mean strike action has gone away, it has not, far from it, but we hope you will see the sense in exploring every opportunity first.
Actually a cynical view would be to ask... WELL WHY THE HELL DIDN?T YOU DO THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE? We would have had a better result, you and tens of others would still have a job, and none of all the unpleasantness of the last two years would have happened. Hang your head in shame DH!