I wouldn’t describe it as “BA has won”. Sure the companies attitude has been a disgrace from the start, but the crew have been extremely badly advised by their union. Advised to ignore all emails and comms from BA, UNITE refusing to meet BA etc, then last week a massive. Climb down and told all crew to read emails and to consider the VR offer? Coupled with an extremely aggressive letter from Len to Cruz, threatening industrial action! Industrial action Len? Really? Your MF colleagues have been signing contracts and Completing the online assessments for weeks and taking up the slots that the legacy crews have been advised not to consider.
UNITE are one trick ponies and Len Mclusky will abandon it now and move on as he has been out manoeuvred from day1.