Hand solo - if the BA pay and conditions are so bad, why is there no shortage of applicants for crew positions. Even before Sept 11th, when there was much more choice of employers who were recruiting, BA always had plenty of new applicants for crew positions.
It seems that there are many more pilots than positions available and the law of supply and demand will ensure that T & C's for the entire industry (not just BA) will never be as good as they once were.