I just can't see the courts declaring this strike illegal on the technicality that was the focus of attention last week. Which makes me wonder what BA have got up their sleeve. We can but speculate. Maybe they just want to keep up the pressure on the union.
It might be a long shot but the stakes couldn't be higher for the strikers. OTOH what do BA have to lose - the strike continues, and they pick up a legal bill that is trivial compared to the sort of losses they've been enduring. It's the sort of punt that a board of directors are prepared to take.
The strike has to be for the reasons balloted. There's been a cannon loose on the media deck - DH - and given his official capacity I wouldn't want MY future livelihood resting on whether or not he'd given away a tinsy-winsy bit too much.
