But bottom-line is they voted to go down this line - isn't it up to them to try and halt it?
I agree - but how? For example can the line members arrange/hold a vote of no confidence in their Company Council? Does the BASSA constitution allow for such a vote? What pressures would be put on the line members to desist?
From my limited experience of Union politics I'm of the opinion the Reps have a much better knowledge of the Union rule book than the electorate.
You're right though, this is getting very ugly and it will get worse. There are perhaps 5000 BASSA diehards threatening the jobs of 30,000 plus other BA employees.....