The facts are that Crew Defence of which I am a member, is perhaps taking the racial discrimination line for the sake of expediency? BASSA/UNITE will take the European Court route.
The punishment of employees taking lawful industrial action is illegal in Europe and I believe, the UK is part of Europe. Unfortunately Willie Walsh with his indiscriminate sacking of union reps and other cabin crew for the flimsiest of reasons, thinks the UK is an Iron Curtain satellite state and he can ignore laws, contracts and do whatever he likes.