Many of us know who was the last person hired on the A scale and, likewise, those who were the first to be hired on the B scale. Had I been among the first to have my promised Conditions of Service changed would I have been outraged? Absolutely. Would I have still joined? More than likely. Would I have borne a grudge or simply accepted the new reality? Hypothetical, so I don't really know but I can guess.
All this happened 17 years ago and we are still blaming each other for the fallout. You have to admire the exquisite irony - reduce Terms and Conditions and then sit back and watch the workforce systematically destroy their collective bargaining position at the same time as reducing labour costs. A stroke of genius some might say.
What's happening now with the iCadets and what happened with the introduction of B scale is no different. The iCadets will eventually end up blaming everyone else for a decision they themselves took, hopefully having weighed up the pros and cons. When that happens, people such as cxorcist will be back on their soapboxes saying there was little that the then membership could have done to prevent the imposition of "C scales" and that the iCadets have no-one to blame but themselves.
They know us only too well and prey on our fragile collective ego.
STP