I have no dog in this fight, and no concerns, but I do agree with AP that checking [the profile when we see a name we are not familiar with] when someone joined may give a clue about why they joined, which in at least 2 instances here, the posters seemed to have joined to be able to post on this thread, and previously had no concern with communication in this open forum, so it seems pretty safe to assume they joined to participate in this discussion and may not have felt like they had anything to add in any previous discussion, or were some how prompted to join in this discussion.

I wonder if it might be possible to keep this thread about Briggs/Sammons -vs- UNITE and not the general good and/or bad of unions and union memberships (which may be where a number of folks, myself included, would have a tendency to go) ?
I have started a new thread to discuss unions and trade guilds in general and I wonder if it might be possible to ask if your discussion and comments are not about Unite -vs- Briggs UK but is about unions if we could discuss it there as being more appropriate?
I would also hope that should the "pro Briggs/Sammons" arguments or points become about unions in general and not specific to this action, they consider [or be prompted] to move those points to the more general discussion about unions, so as to address the points of THIS action.

"trade unions and/or guilds for the forklift industry" forum/thread.asp?trid=6809

Thanks

PS,
Niles, you most certainly do have every right and it is not a crime to discuss your points. And here is the "but", if you do see both sides, most folks would expect you to have positive and negative things to say about both sides, and not to advocate for only 1 side. (doncha think?)