Call100:
Had two different sets of people been around the table the dispute would not have escalated.
Had ONE different set of people been one side of the table, the dispute would not have escalated.
Bear in mind the crux of this was the issue of working one down, something Gatwick have managed to do without any problem.
This dispute is a result of (a) BA having to make cost cuts, which IMHO they tried to do without pay cuts, compulsory redundancies, etc. and (b) the LHR BASSA reps who basically had no intention of giving an inch.
But yes, we should agree to disagree.