There's one other serious issue that troubles me from a striking CC viewpoint. There's been a lot of talk about discrimination of striking CC after the strike.

I think however that striking CC are rapidly creating a situation where they could be immunising BA management from legally viable accusations of discrimination when they eventually return to work. The argument I think simplistically turns as follows and forgive the paraphrasing - but I'm sure you'll get the drift.

BA could write to CC telling them that they respect fully CC's right to strike. They could also indicate that to BA management that safety is the paramount and the supremely overiding important issue. They could also remind CC about the unique working environment that flying has compared to the "normal workplace" where inter-personal relationships and dependence are a vital component of safety.

They could point out that they have a growing concern that striking staff are making it very difficult in contemplating how BA might reintegrate the two groups after any strike has ended citing in particular the intimidating of CC who wish to exercise their right to work. They could also point to evidence that striking CC have indicated that they will not wish to work with the "scabs" in the future. They could evidence feedback of non striking CC of intimidation. BA management could warn that any indication that flight safety might be compromised due to the personalised nature of striking CC's treatment of their colleagues would require BA to rethink strategies of how they "mix" operational crew in the future .......

I can see a strategy being evolved whereby BA could show that from a purely safety viewpoint that "they had no alternative" other than to consider how they rostered crews in the future.

Get my drift?