permFO just to keep the record straight.the AFAP didn't get their members to resign en masse so they could talk to the companies. they did it to protect assets that were threatened in the writs. these writs were trivialised by the AFAP in the early days, many AFAP head honchos laughing them off as a "tactic" the companies were going to use to scare the membership back to work. well the only party that got scared was the AFAP executive whom were ill advised by their legal eagles (that's another joke) to resign. that was a great tactic from an industrial viewpoint and virtually ended any further room for negotiation. the trap had been set and the AFAP barrelled in hook, line and sinker!