You have to be realistic for this to work - and statements like
thanks in no small part to our efforts post 9/11
simply don't help. Since 9/11 I've worked on SH and LH and for whatever reason BASSA has given no alleviations other than the (paid for) working one down on the 74. In my experience crew have still walked off the a/c at the first limiting opportunity, still made bunk rest on transatlantics a SOP and still refused to do fixed links at LHR.
I despise our managers as much as you do - but I fear for the response you will get. WW cannot afford to be seen to be soft, whatever the rightness of your position (and for gods sake no more cheering on telly please). Make sure you know the legal situation re being sacked too. You can be - and yes it will be illegal but dont expect to get much compo as a result. See the thread on General for details.