apaddyinuk
But there are a number of factors to consider here. Did the company actually OFFER overtime??? Overtime is getting harder to come by in BA these days and generally when it does its snapped up, I cant see any reason why any loader this time of the year wouldn't want a bit of extra cash unless their own union has some sort of issue with BA and therefore instructed its staff not to take it.
As is usually the case, we don't know. One report that I read (in here) stated that staff told pax that their employer would NOT pay overtime, so they had no choice but to go home.