...disregarding the fact that BA's TCs have always set a trend among the industry.
Yep, and this, I suspect, is about to change in a rather large way.
How could BA management do this?
One way would be to...
Start hiring/training now, for new CC, to be ready for the fall season of cutback flights.
It would have been better to have started in April, but now is nearly as favorable.
Then, keep these new folks on retainer, for when the time comes.
When that time is ready, lay down the gauntlet to the present CC, and if they strike, the company simply swings into operation with the new folks, already trained....all in accordance with the law, of course.
You say the law won't allow this?
The BA pilots also thought so, and look how far
they got.
Quite frankly, the sad thing is, the unionized CC folks just don't presently realise how this might be achieved, and how devious the company management might/will become.
Kinda funny, actually, when you think about it.