On the ST front, any thoughts that it's return was offered on the belief that the offer would be rejected and brownie points scored for making it must be reviewed on the basis that he's expecting the non union crew to vote yes...
The letter from Willie Walsh specifies that for ST to be restored, the Way Forward agreement must be ratified by union members.
1. Acceptance of the agreement
Obviously the Way Forward agreement needs to be ratified by a ballot of all members. We would expect all parts of the union to communicate in a balanced way during this balloting period.
The way I read it is, (and I could be mistaken), if union members reject the agreement, but non-union members accept it, ST will not be restored but, presumably, in the case of the majority of CC accepting the agreement, it (The Way Forward), will still be implemented - without restoration of ST?