Midman,
that makes sense.
The one thing that is very clear is that Woodley will not bet the Union (Unite) on a Bassa issue. He would not be allowed to do so by the union Exec. Cttee. If the lawyers have said that there is no "dispute", - no matter what Bassa might like to think, then industrial action becomes a loser for Unite.
Anyway, Woodley is much more focussed on the Vauxhall situation. Some real jobs at risk there with the possibility of involuntary redundancies - not cash laden VR as at BA.