Scotbill you raise a very good point.
I do believe that BA could do themselves a favour by stating publicly:
(1) How many BASSA reps are off sick long term.
(2) How many BASSA reps deliberately avoided striking by going off sick at the time.
I don't think people understand the levels deceit from these well-paid phonies. They are the pigs from Animal Farm (no, not the famous Dutch movie, the George Orwell classic).
If you are signed off sick and spotted at Bedfont, you should be dismissed for defrauding the company.
If you were claiming sickness benefits and going off partying, they'd be all over you like a cheap suit; why should private companies have to hold to a higher standard? At the very least, it would weaken their unfair dismissal claim.