Frogman,
It's a lovely thought that 49% of the AOA actually voted no on behalf of our based colleagues. The more likely reality is that, regardless of opinion about fairness across the board, most voted no based on their own direct circumstances.
I won't even try to suggest that i know what 49% were thinking but i was thinking that USAB and NZ were final nails in a coffin that had been pretty much sealed by an offer that didn't even match the average cost of living adjustment for a CPA employee.
It's a sub-standard offer and I would want to see an extra 1% added to each year for everyone, the USAB salaries restored to levels that were alluded to when they signed over to COS 08 and the HKPA just awarded to those in receipt of it without making the increase part of the TA.
Not really a lot more to ask.
Hugo