Breach Of Contract
As I understand it, BASSA are claiming that BA is in breach of contract by altering crew numbers from that agreed previously with the unions.
Cabin crew contracts do not specify numbers of crew working on the aircraft, merely that you are contracted to do the wishes of your employer, and within agreements made from time to time with the unions.
I expect that BA will state that those agreements became null and void when the unions failed to discuss, for instance, the handing out of hot towels in World Traveller Plus.
The moment the union failed to discuss such things, the "agreements" started to break down. Independent evidence of failure to discuss things could be provided perhaps by ACAS as well, when BASSA and Cabin Crew 89 reps would not meet in the same room with BA.
Any thoughts whether BASSA may have been hoisted on their petard..........or their own hot towel?