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Old 31st Oct 2010, 15:20
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Given that BASSA has lost the power struggle, but, even though it is supposed to have agreed to recommend BA's current offer to its members is clearly showing it is not prepared to concede defeat, it appears that there can only be three possible outcomes:

That BASSA's non-militant members rise-up and vote to accept BA's offer thus embarrassing its leaders and militants into capitualtion.

or, should its non-militant's apathy continue and its militants prevail,

either,

Unite agrees to a strike ballot and BA holds its legal fire during what is likely to be an even more flawed strike ballot than before (e.g. BASSA/Unite having no idea who is and who isn't a member for the correct issuance of ballot papers, finding different reasons to last time for a protected strike, etc.), as prolonging the ballot through legal action(s) would not be in BA's interests, then God forbid (but BA really has exhausted all reasonable due diligence here), dismissing militant strikers for breach of contract while claiming unprotected action and taking the consequences of this decision.

or, finally,

Unite refuses permission for BASSA's strike ballot call and, should BASSA wish to proceed with the ballot, separate from Unite allowing it to tackle BA directly and call a strike ballot on its own leading to the same consequences as predicted above.

Can anyone think of any other possibilities?

I guess the non-militants could show apathy by choosing not to vote on the current offer then suddenly waking-up and voting against the strike but somehow I don't see a non-militant change of heart this late in the game.
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