A Lurker,
Put simply yes.
Why 2000? Pick and choose those you want to get rid of, you know the ones, those with managers files as long as your arm, sack them and watch the others run back to work.
Ironically, a bunch of sackings, the drag to tribunal and a bunch of punitive payouts is cheaper in the long run for BA than drawn out strike action.
Public opinion is NOT behind the CC on this one.
I also agree with the idea of getting the CC under the direct command and thus management of the Captain. A far better system where the Captain decides how things are to be run, once the aircraft has got to where it should be and the passengers to their destination the whiners can go off to their line managers. At least the airline would be run for the benefit of the passengers and not the CC.