MFALK, IMHO I have to agree. WW has been brought in to do what he does best and that is break unions. He is a relatively young FTSE 100 CEO and will not want to tarnish his career so early on. As demonstrated previously with the open skies case he took BALPA over a barrel and I can't help but think UNITE/BASSA are soon to meet a far worse fate.
I feel very sorry for the passengers effected however while CSD's and old contract cabin crew still command salaries of £55,000 plus I truly believe the company have been left with no alternative. I also believe when people outside the BA bubble learn of these salaries public support for UNITE will be non existent. At the end of the day a Cabin Service Director is still and rightly so classed as an unskilled job! (one of the most highly paid unskilled jobs in Europe)