With regard to the argument that the collective agreements form part of our contract, I would argue that it is only the bits that are relevant to the individual, ie. pay, holidays, sick leave, etc. Things that affect us personally. Whether I work with 2 or 10 crew doesn't put me up nor down, whereas my pay, etc does!
Also if collective agreements are contractual, surely that would mean that every time there is a change to the collective agreements, each individual crewmember would have to have
personal notification from BA of an ammendment to their contract? And in umpteen years, I have never had one.
The Judge would set a precedent if he were to rule in Unite's favour, which all manner of other companies would be affected by. Somehow, I just can't see it myself.