Well I'm from the other side of the pond but have been following this thread and my morning news shows very closely.
I'm with Send Clowns on this one regarding today's cause du jour of this very nasty situation.
From my vantage point, there are many losers here in individuals alone, not to mention societies as well.
The economic impact of this action boggles the mind. The least to blame have lost the most in the short term and they are called PAX.
There will be no recovering from this in a decade. Roll-on redundacies are almost insured as are firings and restaffing of the union members at a far lower staff level.
I certainly don't have enough facts to take sides between management and their dealings with the workers that led to this mess. But it certainly appears that somebody took the wraps off a dirty bomb of imense proportions.
I am truly sorry for all the BA staff that are trying to salvage the situation to the best possible in order to keep their jobs.