If they do actually take action I don't believe it will be effective. Of 4,000 mixed fleet crew only 50% are members of unite. Mixed fleet is only 15% of the total cabin crew
They don't need to "actually take action," and I hope they never need to. Before any dates are even announced, it's all over the news that BA cabin crew can strike any time after the 21st Dec. Customers will already be factoring that into their travel arrangements.
This issue is already costing BA money.
IAG is a company that will make +£2billion this year, and will pay it's management team eye-watering sums of money! There's money for pretty much anything in BA!
EXCEPT paying the (generally young and keen) staff that interact most with customers, a decent wage!
Why?
Just because they can!! If 'they' don't like it, there's thousands more who'd do this job for half of nothing!
Get 'em in. Burn 'em out. Then sling 'em out!
Bonuses all round, and another yacht for the fat cats!
Wonder which other BA work groups will be volounteering to work in the cabin this time round??