Another timely reminder to most of you supporting BA here, is that when there is imposition, there are only two ways to resolve the crisis:
1. Negotiation
2. A strike.
Imposition is union busting pure and simple. It is unfortunate that Willie Walsh has chosen this route as he of all people would know as an ex union negotitiator the implications of imposition. That is why he has done it.
BA will not negotiate any further I believe until the vote comes in, then we can see what cards both parties are holding. As Wobble mentioned earlier Walsh may try his old trick of just shutting the airline down for a week, but then UNITE may sanction a strike longer than that anyway?
BA should not wait until the 14th to look into the abyss, they should come to the negotiating table now for meaningful talks. The tactics of the last few months by BA have been planned for years. Operation Columbus is Walsh's Schlieffen Plan, and like the Schlieffen Plan, it will end in failure.