Willie wont back down, neither would many of us wish for him to do so.
He won't have to. Apparently the BASSA core are holding out for the CEO to change and reckon that Keith Williams will be all sweetness and light and give them all their pot at the end of the rainbow back along with ST, 100% Bookable first class seat and an extra 100 years on seniority for being good BASSA eggs.
I really have no idea what colour the sky is in LaLa land.