Flyingdutchman not only is it your post that is stupid, but also incorrect.
Firstly, this is not a forum that Joe average on the street would pop into for a look. It is either airline employees or those that have not much else to do except partcipate in Cabin crew forums I guess!
Did you also post your two pence worth in the Virgin pay dispute/industrial action forum? Or the (multiple) Qantas ones?
Secondly, on figures released on Tuesday, forward booking on BA short haul flights are up 1.6% since August (compared with last years figures for same period) and up 2.7% on long haul flights (ditto).
What do you suggest we do? Oh yes, look what damage this might do to BA, yes, please walk all over us. please come along and impose what ever you want on us, because quite frankly we are all to scared to do anything about it?
The thing is, we know full well that as soon as BASSA calls for an industrial ballot the management will back down. As they did last year with our pay dispute. And if they don't and if it does go to a strike, like has already been said........only a hundred or so actually need to picket. It's the disruption 2,000 crew do when calling in sick that can really do the damage.
Surely a more sensible option on both sides would be a bit of give and take? BA management to acknowledge that crew cannot work with a broken limb or post-surgery for instance? And guarantee that such instances of sickness won't count towards said trigger points.