It's easy to beat chests and rattle sabres esp. on an anonymous forum, but the deadline was for the company to respond adequately. They have responded, now the boys are trying to determine whether the response is deemed adequate.
Don't lose sight of the fact that the whole thing started because a yearly pay review is our contractual entitlement which had initially been dismissed as "complete" by the company without even involving us, in a typically offensive and cavalier manner. The motion was for them to come and discuss pay seriously, with a chance for us to be sitting down at the table for said discussion. Which is what has finally happened (thanks to the motion originators); what remains to be seen is whether what is offered is at all adequate or just plain offensive.
The truth is we all, GC and membership, got the ball rolling a little late on this one.