I agree with Caractacus,
this will ultimately come down to brinkmanship but I cannot see SMB standing idly by whilst NT allows Baby to have a CFIT. He's got a lot of dosh tied up in the Midland group and he won't let NT put that in jeopardy. The pilots at KLMC needed to take their company to the edge before they saw any meaningful dialogue - I forsee much the same for us.
Most pilots will probably have voted by now so whilst Donington Hall can go into spin overdrive the lots have already been cast. We just need to remain professional, continue to do our job and carefully weigh all future announcements from management.