Boredhousewife, you are easily bored.
I used the 'strike' word simply because the inevitable consequence of a successful petition in RYR for union recognition will be a call from the now enfranchised membership to do just that.
All I am trying to point out is that there are other alternatives which will not result in the scenario I have described.
MOL will thumb his nose at any union, just as he has done in the past. Even if a tribunal were to find in favor of a sacked pilot, do you really think that he would give so much as a shrug of resignation? No, he will simply do what he has always done and ignore it.
I am all in favor of a successful outcome of the REPA initiative and hope that they get 100% support.
What I would not like to see is an immediate call for a strike in an attempt to show MOL their new found muscle.
It will end in ignominy, redundancies and tears.
On a positive note, I would suggest that if the petition is successful, (as I sincerely hope is the case), Base councils should be established, regular meetings arranged, collective meetings be established for all base councils at least every three months and the minutes of all meetings be passed on to PB, RC and MOL. After a year or so they will be able to gauge the well documented and clearly expressed feelings amongst the pilot community.
If no changes are made form these suggestions, then, perhaps, is the time to think about a ballot for a strike.
But not before.