and if a strike for an extra 1% was to scupper one of Britain's longest-established airlines, it would be a great pity
If an extra 1% sends the airline under (and I am 100% sure it will not) then it was going to go under anyway - so the guys may as well get what they can before that happens!
Boy, am I glad I'm out of there.
Good luck all of you in the fight ahead. Keep your options open as well - the grass is most definately greener (and more rewarding) on the outside