Hard to impose a change in working practices on a workforce who are sat at home.12000 people failing to report for duty means absolute disaster for BA.the operation ceases,utter chaos ensues,costs to the company are incalculable.do not underestimate the power of the employees to influence outcomes.just look at past cabin crew disputes,without exception the company has been damaged,financially and have a go managers have paid the price.ok,so impose the threats and just see what happens,i dread to think of the consequences.
A workforce at home is not being paid; employees these days have less leverage, as the trained-up 11-month crew are all able to fly in your place, operating the "smaller" BA fleet that exists in the short time the fleet is grounded. Not to mention the Gatwick crew who don't support you.
If you think the consequences of a strike are to bring down the airline entirely, then logically some crew really are at the point of utter stupidity - why would anyone logically strike if that is the outcome!!!
The outcome is negotiations, which BASSA have singularly failed to engage in for some time.