err.... shortly, I think you need to thank sixfoot...
As a general comment to all; be very careful when using the phrase "offer". In my book, "offer" means a proposal that if accepted is a done deal. By way of example, to say, " would the AOA stop all Industrial Action for A scales", is not an offer. Given the litigation hovering over this dispute an offer from either side will be unambiguous, detailed and almost certainly written. Any thing else is a fishing expedition.
Like I say, there is much more to this issue.