Thumperdown, I am in the real world and believe me I, like many others have not voted yes without thinking long and hard first.
I have been in the real world of British Airways for nearly 17 years. I have had my contract bought out for next to nothing (my choice but with false and ambiguous promises from management about how long my wages would be frozen)...then had my wage frozen for over 8 years. Then my office closed leaving me with the option to leave or commute from Glasgow to LGW. Both of these were cost cutting measures...leaving me now on the same wage I started on in 1990! Sorry, but it's someone elses turne(ie management) to cost cut now. I can barely afford to work for BA and commute as it is. If hourly rate comes in, I'll be off anyway.
Sorry if all this sounds selfish, but each of us has our own reason for voting yes.
katie