Getting only 1100 crew to sign up is hardly a great victory. They are irrelevant anyway, as most onloy have a few years left in the company and don't care about the future. It just shows the working of a mind that can even think such an action is worthwhile, dividing the workforce further and making industrial relations more difficult to heal in the future.
Quite honestly he is a pathetic little man that views point scoring as more important than settling a costly dispute that he alone has escalated by his rhetoric and actions. Hundreds of millions down the drain, even more spent training strike breakers that may not be needed and untold damage to the brand. Other CEO's must look at Willie Walsh and wince. Why didn't Ian Livingstone CEO of BT take on the CWU and bust the union out of the company? Why have the BAA given in so easily to UNITE?
The reason why this dispute has not been settled is because of the vindictive nature Walsh has adopted in punishing strikers. Both the BAA and BT disputes were over PAY RISES. BA crew just want a fair deal that is not disproportionate to other departments in the company.