I have little to add to what has already been said, other than to say that I hope that those CC who voted for industrial action reflect on their actions.
Whether you voted yes because you genuinely disagree with the proposals, or to "send a message to WW", or just because you blindly follow what your union tells you, the damage has already been done. Have a look at the front pages of Tuesday's newspapers on the Sky News website or the Have Your Say pages on BBC News Online.
The threat of 12 days of IA over Christmas and New Year really is below the belt and, frankly, you deserve all the ire you're going to get from the public over the next week (though much of it will be directed at your colleagues who work in the call centres and in the terminals).
It may have been the unions that behaved appallingly over the past year or the union that decided on the dates of the strikes, but you were the ones that gave them the mandate to do so. You are adults and you have to accept responsibility for your actions.