HiFlyer14 : thanks for summarising so beautifully (post 897) what so many others feel, and for painting such a clear picture of what's actually happening out there in the real world ; in contrast to life in the fictional country otherwise known as
Bassaland (not yet on the network
AFAIK 
)
I'm beginning to think that the dwindling minority of CC who remain in favour of strike action don't - in their heart of hearts -
actually believe the Bassa spin themselves any more. After the laughable "20 747's parked up at CWL", "only 26 CC turned up for duty" and countless other gems, even they will have seen that the the propaganda rarely if ever bears any relation to the truth. But, their dilemma is, it's all they have to cling to
and so striking CC continue to worry their heads about things over which they have no control, and that won't in any way help their own cause in reaching whatever settlement they imagine they deserve. Hence their paranoia and obsession with whatever unsubstantiated missives the Union dreams up, whether it's how much vol FD crews get for acting as CC, the precise number of cancellations, aircraft alleged to be flying empty, that WW is evil personified and not fit to run the airline (despite the share price saying the opposite....) etc etc etc . It goes on and on .....
meanwhile BA mgt simply get on with running the operation as best they can and doing everything possible to make life acceptable both for pax and for those staff more interested in working than waving banners at Bedfont 'fun days'
and the real sadness I think many of us are now feeling for the Bassa diehards is that in the time it will take for them to come to their senses they will have lost so much, yet with no prospect of anything to show for their action..... .