If the new offer is conditional on Unite, BASSA and CC89 recommending acceptance, does that mean, in theory, that one word from DH to push people to vote against it means it could be pulled in an instant?
Suspect that if DH attempts to get people to vote against the offer, Unite will excommunicate him. I get the feeling that the Unite leadership have reached the end of their tether with regard to the mavericks in BASSA. TW would lose a huge amount of face with WW as he would then need to work damned hard to stop WW from summarily withdrawing staff travel again - note that this has been reinstated as a goodwill gesture, presumably as a sign that the dispute is at an end. BA would be able to say with huge justification that there was no point in further discussions with Unite as they are not able to deliver on any deal. This would leave a large chunk of staff in the position where they are members of a union but the union was powerless to cut a deal with management.