Few pilots were used during the last strike and many volunteers were stood down because enough cabin crew turned up for duty. That's if you belive what's being said.
In such case WW shouldn't need to worry about the pilots threatening to withdraw their services if staff travel is reinstated.
I'm glad you yourself have seen the flaw in The Branch Secretaries argument
Weopen X
because a senior rep , backed by an undisclosed senior manager says you are
Perhaps he could name said manager?
Perhaps he could name the Pilot VCC spokesperson (there isn't one)
Mr Holly has been caught in too many lies for anyone with half a brain to believe that this is anything other than as described in TopBunks post above
A cynic might just suggest that his latest set of unproven allegations are the last throw of the dice from someone who just wants to queer the pitch / stir up as much unrest as possible before he is managed out of the business.