Instead of pointing the finger at other departments, it would be helpful if one of the BASSA acolytes could at least try and explain how they are going to extract themselves from the mess they find themselves in.
Consider the following:
a) Any future ballot is fraught with legal issues before it has even begun. The remarkably low turnout on the latest ballot on the BA offer raises serious questions as to the level of BASSA's membership and BASSA's problems in maintaining membership records are well documented.
b) Also, BA has already made clear that it considers the issues raised under the next ballot are not new issues and are a continuation of the dispute under the previous ballot (for which the 12 week protection period against dimissal has expired). It is a given that BA will be monitoring every communication from BASSA during the course of the ballot and given how much Duncan does like to put pen to paper, it wouldn't surprise me if BASSA end up shooting themselves in the foot in this regard. Just like Lizanne did last time.
c) Whether this is the case or not will probably be decided by the courts at some point. However, if you as a CC member receive a written warning from BA in advance of any strike that you have no protection from unfair dismissal by striking, would you be prepared to risk your job by doing so?
d) As it is clear that staff travel will not be returned "in five minutes", how many of the 6,000+ cabin crew that didn't support the last wave of strikes are going to support them this time around?
e) How many cabin crew who have lost income from striking and those that are having to pay commercial fares to get to work are going to be prepared to lose even more money?
f) Even if there is a strike, WW has made it clear that there will be a 100% long-haul operation at LHR. So, at most the strike will have no more impact than the periodic bouts of severe weather at LHR.
g) How can there be any hope of a successful resolution for cabin crew when BASSA is led by people who have a pathological obsession with Willie Walsh, and some who, now they have been sacked, have no personal interest in the future health of the company?
h) How many BASSA reps are now privately wishing they could go back in time and accept BA's offer of June 2009?
So, tell us. What next?