1500 people voted no. not just 100 militants as you put it. If these 1500 were so unsure, then perhaps they may not have voted, like the other 1000 members.
Did you read on and see that in the NEXT sentence I said - Likewise, if none of the 1500 are working, its business as usual.
It is a shame that you do not trust crew members to have already worked out the implications of going on strike. Who says that everyone has not made provision for a couple of days action?
Who's to say their reason for voting for the Strike wasn't because (as was touted here, there and everywhere), Virgin simply wouldn't let it go to a strike, and Dicky would step in with bundles of fivers if the vote was yes.
Well, the vote was yes, and the company is preparing for a fight. You cannot say for certain that all 1500 who voted yes still have the stomach for a fight, and the implications that would have on their pay packets. Two 48-hour strikes, especially when the company is confident of the marginal impact, will not bring VS back to the table. It's going to take much more action. Can all 1500 still afford that?