Litebulbs,
the point about a 48 hour failed strike leaving Bassa toothless, is not that the members or the leadership will be sacked or out of the company, but that despite evry effort and weapon in it's armoury bassa will have failed to gain it's way. BA will have succeeded and will be srengthened in its resolve to make any changes it sees fit, knowing that Bassa's ultimate weapon, strike action, is ineffectual.
BA have then all that they want.