If you are advocating that the quicker EVERYBODY in this industry gets down to the t&c and working practices levels of Ryanair
I don't know who you are intending this reply for, but where has it ever been said by WW, BA or anyone else (other than BASSA) that this is being advocated? BA's T&Cs are still more generous than anywhere else in the industry.
... then that may be good news for pax, but why should CC care about them?
Er........ isn't that the sole and entire purpose of Cabin Crew, to care about the passengers? Without passengers there would be no need for any CC at all, which is why driving customers to the competition is such a dumb thing to be doing. I fear that simple statement has demonstrated so clearly much of what is wrong with the attitude of a vocal minority of CC to their job.