I can see that, until there is an agreement, this thread will run and run. It is also quite clear that some people who haven't a clue about what is going on within BA management or within the Trades Unions are trying to point score merely by shouting down others.
Mandyconn's post just about sums it all up - her post is not so very different from most of the conjecture hitherto on this discussion (just a bit fruitier) so I will just treat all the negative posters with the contempt they deserve.