Allan Ramsaywas a Scottish poet, playwright, publisher, librarian, and impresario of early Enlightenment Edinburgh... (wikipedia)
The deal was agreed 13 months ago, and huge arrangements have been made to put it in place.
The RMT should return to the negotiations and resolve any issues they have by discussion.
Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, beautified, and enlarged.
It's going to take some time for the impact to become clear.