Problem as i see it is that BA have made attempts to curb the perceived sickness culture that happens at BA and has gone so far that it's affected the majority of decent hard working crew members who are now scared to go to work with a head cold or blocked ears etc. True, a lot of CC threw sickies to go out, avoid poor money trips, but in that respect also they lost their complete roster so it was a good reason not to "throw one".
I personally don't think that sickness rules and a debate on who works where on the aircraft is enough of a mandate to call a strike. Problem is that BA crew still don't know how lucky they are compared to other airlines. Wife worked for BA and was on a Part Time contract, and earned more then than now on a full time contract!
