You have many valid points, and I certainly agree that it is quite disasterous on a personal level to find that a compensation to which people have become accustomed (or even mortgaged a house against) might be drastically cut overnight. Then again, years of obstruction on the part of the union have lead to the present circumstances. Nothing is ever black and white.
Its easy for those this dosnt concern to sit outside looking in voicing their opinion
As a means of trying to shut down an argument - nice try. Fact is, that your settlement very much has an impact on the remainder of the business, the shareholders' returns, and the customers / suppliers of the BA business as a whole. What happens to your worker group does not happen in isolation of the world - one key point that BASSA hardliners fail completely to realise.