US Unions
Just a quick note on our unions in the US...
As a BA employee who has worked in London/WTS and is now based in New York, I can confirm to you that our union over here is very different to that of Unite/BASSA. THe union here is reasonable, logical, and has a very fair balance between looking out for the wellfare of its members, versus the wellfare of the company. It accepts the needs for change, and supports the company in achieving this in the fairest, and least intrusive way possible (as a Union should to - BASSA please take note).
As for the Cabin Crew dispute - both staff and union reps over here have very little sympathy for BASSA. And our Ground handlers are really quite indifferent to the strike, aside from the fact that it means a few less flights for them to worry about. So even if secondary strike action wasn't illegal in the US (which it is) - BASSA would probably have to bribe people for sympathy! (which of course I wouldn't put past them, although that clearly hasn't worked with the Labour Party!)