It's very sad. History repeats itself and a lot of good people have got caught in the middle of it all.
Can't help but notice how in the 2009/2010 BA CC dispute Len McCluskey was happy to take a prominent role towards the end as he was running his campaign for the leadership of Unite, yet in the past week he has given major interviews to The Observer, BBC etc all about Labour Party politics.
It's also no coincidence that after the 2009/2010 dispute, BA's approach to industrial relations negotiations has hardened considerably.