point one
I fail to see the point of constantly bickering about who may or may not have survived and about who is doing a better job or is better qualified. I'm kind of sick having to read those kind of posts as they don't offer any solution.
point two
don't expect the company to wait for a court verdict. those letters will go out in two weeks and it would be nice if the union would finally show some responsibilty and begin to help to construct a layoff plan for those affected.
point three
I hope for our all sake that the company will survive the next 24 months because if it doesn't then a lot of posts will with hindsight seem rather silly. what will it matter then who has the shinier uniform gathering dust in the cupboard...