It's amazing how history repeats itself - I recall the 1992 efforts by BA to pass LGW shorthaul to another (low T&C) company on that company's AOC. 13 hulls, if I remember accurately. Oh what a fuss there was. Being part of that company, I well recall the bitter name-calling by the BA BALPA 'stalwarts'
yes, we were 'scabs'
yes, we were 'trying to take BA Pilots' jobs'
yes, there were 'other interested parties'
yes, we were actually spat on by BA's finest
yes, the BA pilots were overpaid and overstaffed - funny that, how memories fade. I wonder if there are any of those fine chaps still around flying today?