Was it "rejected"? Or did the Union say "they would not recommend it to their members"? A subtle distinction, perhaps, but surely significant.
During his interview WW made very clear the sequence of events.
1. Derek Simpson had requested & was granted by BA a 23 day extension of the strike deadline in order to ballot Bassa members on WW's
INITIAL offer.
2. Unite were recommending a
rejection of this offer.
3. The extension was granted by BA despite WW's grave doubts.
4. The offer was
dependant on there being
no strike.
5. Unbeknown to either party
Mclunky was about to announce the strike dates.
QED Final proof of how Bassa is being used & abused in the power struggle as to who will become the leader of Unite.
The sooner that Bassa's members realise this the sooner the strike will be over.