so the thai's are upset, tch tch tch!
What a waste of members funds that little fiasco was in trying to unionise the Thai crew.
A little bit of research would have shown that the union movement in Thailand is non existant, they simply dont get the concept!, this is endemic in all third world countries.
If the company wants to save money I simply dont know why the company doesnt accomodate the BKK and AKL crew in cheaper accommodation, I can assure you that the rest of the membership would not care.
From what the BKK crew tell me, they dont utilise the central area in LHR as they cook in their rooms and spend all their time socialising together and saving their money,not that there is anything wrong with that.
Put them up at the airport hotel!