Typical BASSA scare tactics, invoke a bogeyman. Make it a shadowy bit of the company and suggest it has Big Brother powers. They really ought to look at the remit of Asset Protection. It's available to serving BA staff and isn't hidden. The document is selective with the facts. It fails to point out that the first ballot was thrown out because of voting irregularities. BASSA allowed people leaving BA to participate. The CEO said he had had enough of BASSA at the agm. This was after the strike action. The disciplinary processes have been adhered to. If the union feels this is not the case they can go to a tribunal. The article is yet another piece of hogwash. Freedom of speech also means that it is possible to hold an opposing view without fear of recrimination - something that seems to be absent from the union front.