I read these pages with interest. I am not crew but fly around 80 times a year for business using mainly BA. After the announcement regarding strike action, like an earlier post, our company issued instructions this afternoon, with immediate effect to use alternative airlines to BA.
As a business our employees cannot afford to be left 'flightless' or 'stranded' by the actions of an airline or its staff. Whilst we are not the largest customer of BA by any means we are not your average holiday maker or traveller taking a couple of flights a year. I estimate as a company we use BA anything up to 750 times a year.
Whilst I wish you well in your negotiations, please also consider the impact of your customer. There are too many choices in the market these days, and whilst the service may not be as good, at the end of the day other providers will also get me from A to B.