Just before you go Old Fella...
You seem to forget that the major uplift in pay and conditions happened when we all met in the Mariner's Club and voted to go on strike... until Mike Hardy (the current DFO) walked in and basically told us the company would accept all our demands to avert the action. I know, I was there. Most guys on this forum whinging and whining are sublimating the desire to carry out any effective action to support their own positions...