De-recognition of the junta to recognise PCCC - no way.
A couple of posters have mentionned that PCCC are "waiting in the wings" if BA decide to negotiate with them rather than with the junta from the bunker.
That is not going to happen until/unless PCCC can prove that they have a serious majority of members in a clearly defined group. It might work if the get, say, 60% of staff at lgw, but it won't work at lhr.
If there is one thing that is guaranteed to get the whole Trade Union movement excited, it is de-recognition.
Whilst the law stops both sympathy action, and action by defined groups that are not directly involved in the dispute, both Unite and the TUC would be forced in to a major campaign against BA. At present, BA is fine opposite Unite and the TUC, but de-recognition brings in all sorts of risks that BA just does not need right now.
The only successful de-recognition schemes that I can remember are the oilies, (Shell et al) who de-recognised the T & G for their drivers, and Astra Zeneca, (Pharms) who derecognised all TUs for their white collar staff. In both cases, the employers ended up paying those who stayed with the Co. quite a lot for the privilege of derecognition. BA can't afford that. Anyone think of any more cases of derecognition?