Henkebaby - He did. He also mentioned something about LGW and that they have been operating with less crew than LHR. That was also to BASSA's disadvantage.
What is the strike about? It is about the imposition - management removing a crew member off the aircraft without the union's consent. It doesn't matter whether it's legal - it's about the fact that it was done without negotiations according to BASSA.
Some crew will claim it's about the company not honouring agreements and others it's another message to management to head back to the table and do another round of negotiations.