The long and the short of it is that there are still nearly 10,000 cabin crew paying subscriptions every month to a union which is doing it's very best to bring the company down. A great many of that 10,000 worked during the last period of strikes yet continue to support BASSA financially and therefore maintain their position as representative body for CC. I hear lots of concern about what will happen to a lot of very pleasant CC who do not agree with the current union position yet many of these same CC continue to prop up a malignant presence in the company. They cannot completely escape responsibility for the current predicament.
If all so called moderate crew had resigned from the union then BASSA could no longer to represent the CC and we would not be in this position. Yes, union representation is important but at this moment survival of the company is paramount.
If WW does take the nuclear option and issue new contracts under SOSR then instead of the wailing and gnashing of teeth, many CC who disagreed with BASSA yet still paid their money every month should take a good hard look at themselves.