Bob,
You say it is "likely that the company wont back down"
This is not a duel as such,the short term solution is going to be interesting (more than likely overtime),and to get numbers(cause alot of ATCO's wont do it, and the few that do it does alot of overtime which after these talks might bring in legisation to restrict overtime hours).
So it really does not matter what happens of talks on monday or who backs down
It is really going to be hard for the IAA to get numbers.Now if they offered the money that ryanair say we earn then everyboby would sign up cause them figures MOL quoted are so way off