Did Unite "push" DH??
On the question of DH's departure, whilst sackings of bad shop stewards have come about at the insistence of senior TU officials, it is unlikely in this case due to the public nature of the dispute and the vigilance of the far-left.
However, the TU National Official, and the Gen Secs will probably have known the outcome before DH.
No surprises is rule no. 1 in ER.
I still think that bassa members are being perfectly logical and sensible - all this kerfuffle will end soon, and bassa will be restored to its natural position as effective Bosses of BA CC.
The world has not changed much, and 30 years of "bassa rules ok" isn't going to change overnight..............Fire most of the CC managers, and most of the first line supervisors, (known as csd in BA) and things might change.