Anyone with half a brain can see straight through BASSA here so let's hope the BA cabin crew can.
Let's see...if BA take one crew member off each flight this means a significant reduction in the number of crew required = less UNITE members.
So, at the moment UNITE receive 12,000 crew's subs, which at £15 per month would be £180,000 per month.
A reduction in required crew means a reduction in the captive audience for UNITE to sign up as members. This would stagnate/reduce their subs takings. So, if they volunteer a pay cut for their members whilst maintaining current crewing levels, this will maintain their £180,000 per month take. Pilot subs are calculated as a % of salary so would of course decrease..not so with cc subs.
So, UNITE would rather see their members worse off and maintain their own income than see their members maintain their current pay and reduce UNITE's subs take. Nice.