However, ATU's greatest success to date, where it emerged as a serious opponent to the Gazette, was at the North West Regional Branch Conference, held on 2006-01-21.
The election literature circulated by Kevin Coyne, when he stood for the position of Joint General Secretary (Amicus Section) in February 2009, made no mention of his role as a co-founder of the network.
In its founding statement, the ATU Network published a tariff of membership fees for the various grades of union employees, a maximum of £10/month.
In contrast, Gazettee membership is free for lay members and employees alike, although the Gazette solicits voluntary donations to fund its activities.
However, the cooperation achieved from these discussions appears to have been limited and undoubtedly benefitted the Unity Gazette which had been more successful in uniting its own supporters from the two unions.