Funfly - what in God's name would you have us do in this situation? It's not like we are the BLeyland workers in the 70s-downing tools at the drop of a hat?! BA walked away from the negotiations - not BALPA. None of us want to strike and we are fully aware of the disruption/aggravation this is going to cause the travelling public whose continued patronage keeps us employed.
At this moment I see no other course of action that will protect our jobs/Ts and Cs over the longer term.........
PS I'm sorry if my response appears rather aggressive - it's not meant to be. More a sense of frustration that management incompetence/intransigence has brought about this impasse - they are also largely responsible for the shambolic state of the day to day operation at LHR which you the passenger, and we the flight and cabin crew have to endure. And for which we, the crew, have to make repeated apologetic PAs........Its shameful and pathetic.