BA management appear to be unable to introduce cost saving changes without causing a hugely damaging long running industrial dispute.
That doesn't square with today's financial results
the company cut other expenses by 397 million pounds as it reduced capacity and renegotiated contracts with pilots and ground staff.
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British Airways Counts on Crew Cuts to Rebound From Record Loss - BusinessWeek
CC IA apart, taking out 397M GBP in a year is good going, and the rest of us DIDN'T go on strike!