vanHorck, I agree about the effect on unions and management in the 80's but I am afraid that UKland is not ready for European approaches to workforce management, too much US influence.
To use your words " a workforce with a healthy long term future in BA" is maybe what you should have said and, without unions, the lower end of the food chain will not get. Oops, should have seen it before, 2 yrs working for Uitzendburos in A'dam.
It is not unions screwin BA up, try WW.