That is perhaps part of the BA problem all along. Just scrolled through an Independent article from 2007 about the vitriol and poison thrown by BASSA then. Article says that out of 14,000 cabin crew, 700 call in sick on any given day. I would think, sotto voce, that 5% of the work force calling sick on a permanent rolling basis means that a large percentage of that work force are in it for the rip off?
BA cabin crew accuse T&G union boss of 'selling out' over strike - Business News, Business - The Independent