HAHAHAHAHAH I ask questions of them. That isn't slander. Check your dictionary. They are free to answer, but don't. So you have to go to a branch meeting to be represented? Then thousands aren't represented, are they? I lived 5 hrs from LHR and work full time. That didn't leave me much time to doss around waiting for a meeting. And I'm not alone, so maybe it's you who should be doing some asking around.
The proposal put forward by BA at Easter (I can't believe I'm having to repeat this again) was rejected because of the announcement of strike dates when the union KNEW that was part of the deal. So they tossed it away without consulting us. It's in court papers that BASSA had to admit to, that the reps refused to turn up for meeting after meeting. Were you not aware of this? (Question, not slanderous statement!)