If LGW longhaul goes Franchise I predict a strike of greater severity than the one we have just enjoyed, albeit a legal one with BALPA in the lead.
How about another rumour?
BA are going to withdraw the pilot's "bidline" roster system unilaterally and are plannning contingencies against any union backlash. Expect large number of the current company council to receive their P45's when the fun starts.
There is only one way this is going - 900 hours per year per pilot on a company rostered basis with the Final Salary Scheme withdrawn within three years to boot. Get ready - all these things will come to pass and more and there is nothing anyone is willing or, in the long term , able to do about it.