Thanks for the answer.
I will have to trawl back through 245 pages to find out how many CC in total BA employ.
Damn it, no I won't as it does not actually matter. The mere fact that 9,500 can vote in favour of a strike over Xmas and New Year in the the 21st century says it all to me. I know where my hard earned cash is going in ski season 2010/11. Anywhere but BA.