Thanks, Diplome ... a useful cross-post for the banned and others.
Even with the rewording as outlined above, it still sugests the denizens of acedemia lack a grasp of real world economics. Once the strike was called, BA's losses multiplied and consequently, as night follows day, any fresh offer had to cover those losses. In effect, Unite's decision to call the strike precipitated the inferior offer.
For "academia" [usually used in the context of "intellectuals completely detached from reality"] please read "Hard-Core Socialists completely detached from reality".
For the record, I'm perfectly happy for people to hold opposing views to mine. I just
really don't like people lying to me, or assuming I can't form my own opinions. I've been around far too long to accept either of those impositions [can I go on strike now?].