I think the fireshirkers had it coming. They thought they could hold the Country to ransom and walk away with a nice pay deal, in exchange for a few concessions regarding working practices, which they should have made years ago.
Tough titty. The public now see them as a waste of space and won't support another round of strikes. The Labour Party are hardly going to rally round, since the FBU pulled their £50k pa and the armed forces will get by, like we did last time. I agree: sack 'em and offer a new (strike-free) contract to those who wish to rejoin.