Otherwise several thousand would be facing disciplinary action.
I've not seen any reliable estimate of the number of strikers. On the other thread, it is said that only 2000 have lost staff travel. If correct, there were 2000 strikers.
On another note, (and assuming the media reports are accurate) how can Duncan Holley only fly 18 hours in 18 months and Lizanne Malone 18 hours fewer than that, yet still be employed by BA?