tomkins
I suspect it is true. the evening standard wouldn't print something they 'heard on the grapevine'. they'll have a credible source. might be worth someone monitoring the 'other' forums as it will no doubt be leaked on there.
Slidebustle - great post. sums up my feelings exactly (i'm not crew by the way, and haven't volunteered to work as crew, but can totally understand why people are. Those i know who are, are basically doing it to protect their jobs and help the company out - NOT to p*ss off the cabin crew).
However, its worth reiterating that BASSAs attitude before Christmas certainly helped people when they were weighing up the moral dilemma.