From the Channel 4 story linked to previously:
Ken Ablard, BASSA spokesperson states:
"As far as we are concerned this proposal gives them the saving that they (BA) wanted to make – about £58m.
Setting aside BASSA's past difficulty with assessing the true value of its savings proposals, the problem is simply that BA already has the solution in place and Mr. Walsh has firmly stated that the imposition will stand.
..and BASSA blinks again, with the strike call delayed, again, until next Monday or Tuesday.
Am I the only one with the vision of the unions involved scrambling frantically to get themselves out of a situation of their making while BA calmly goes about doing its best to find savings, negotiate and protect the airline from this attempt to bring it down?