An open question to all: what can resolution of this dispute possibly look like? How will we get ourselves out of this mess?
Without wishing to sound triumphalist, it's over for Unite in practice. The strike hasn't had the desired effect on BA. Essentially, they haven't caved in to the union's demands and show no signs of doing so.
As I see it, there are two options. Unite will capitulate and agree to an offer from Willie Walsh which will recover
all of the strike costs. The longer this goes on, the nearer that offer will be to New Fleet.
The other option is that Unite become increasingly sidelined. They will make a lot of noise but will be increasingly ignored by BA as new crew are recruited and the miltant striking crew become irrelevant. BA have proved so far that they can crew a significant part of their operation without the militants. Appreciably, it's not ideal but the longer it goes on, the more replacement crew can be recruited.
Sorry but Unite have blown it.