What makes you certain that the volunteers jobs are safe?
What makes BASSA feel that the volunteers need to be fearful of their jobs? Why does BASSA feel that it needs to imply that those volunteering will be under the threat of losing their job when their colleagues are prepared, in these exceptional circumstances, to cover for them?
Sadly in the past when BASSA has made mistakes they have been howlers. BASSA have managed over the years to totally alienate themselves as an organisation by deriding all those who don't share the same viewpoint as BASSA.
The comments above are a prime example.
People do exceptional things in exceptional circumstances and I feel, during these ill thought out strikes, these are exceptional circumstances.
Imposition was required as the Union failed, totally and utterly, to negotiate. Then BASSA blamed the company when the Union reps wouldn't even sit in the same room as each other, wouldn't agree to sign non disclosure agreements to view confidential figures and then wouldn't listen to 'lectures' from BA when BA tried to impress the precarious nature of the situation.
A child can only be given so many warnings and chances, eventually what is required of that child must be imposed. BASSA is a tantrum child.