The only way there will not be a strike is if BA back down and cough up the cash into the fund.
You'll see...
enhance his bonus by shafting you for half a million quid?
It's important for BA outsiders to realise what Human Factor (above) means by this. Our managers' bonuses are predicated on improving margins - ie controlling their budgets. BA are almost unique in this.
So the more they shaft us, the bigger the bonus they get.