I've copied this from the CC thread before it disappears
I don't have any vested interest in this particular dispute but the courts are starting to set a very anti-union precedent. At the end of the day, these workers voted to strike (rightly or wrongly) and the court has told them that they cannot because of a highly technical and completely irrelevant detail that is so obscure none of us know precisely what it is.
If we want to create a situation where workers in any industry just walk out unplanned and with no notice then this is how to get it.
I don't work for BA - I don't work within the airline industry - I could not care less about this particular dispute. But I do believe that the right to strike action is an important democratic right that we all should have. It would appear that the courts have begun to erode this right and that is not a good step.
Interestingly the union I am a member of has recognised the implications and is making sure that all the "ts" are crossed and all the "is" dotted.