PR,
I agree with the workforce percentage, even if the TUC don't, but my thoughts are not so much about 50%+1, rather the possibility of 49.9% not being members and getting a payrise for free.
As to honest managers, if the suspended and sack reps are found to have been treated unfairly, then what should happen to the BA management team, or do you count removing the problem of a strong union, just part of the bigger picture of protecting the business and therefore for the greater good?