What all crew must realise when they put their mark on the ballot paper is what future they want for themselves and how they wished to be represented by their union.
BASSA has catastrophically failed them in its dealings with BA. It WILL be defeated in the coming dispute - BA are NOT going to walk away from this one - and where does that then leave crew with regard to union representation? BASSA will be a spent force and all agreements will be ripped up and re-written - then crew will REALLY know what its like to have terms and conditions imposed on them..
Not voting is not an option. Vote no, send a clear signal to the BASSA leadership team and then send an even clearer signal by organising a vote of no confidence in the current BASSA reps.
You MUST have a strong union to look after you but one that does your bidding and engages with the company. Starting a separate union merely dilutes your power.
Taking control of your own union will empower you all to look after yourselves and not just the elite at the top of the pile - who is REALLY affected by this 'imposition' anyway?