Interesting but rather irrelevant. How many members does CC89/AMICUS have? Not enough for it to make any great impact.
As this offer has been rejected by them what happens if BASSA accept the offer? Will they be left out on their own with no return of ST except that which has already been returned? Will their members not get the pay rises that are part of the offer? Will any CC89 members that have been through the disciplinary process not have their cases reviewed?
The threat of continued IA must really have BA quaking, there has been an on-going dispute now for 12 months, do they really think they can continue to come up with new grounds for IA in order to keep the IA protected?
I thought BASSA had lost the plot and were living in a dream world, but this makes the BASSA leadership look like they are completely aware of the real-politik. Perhaps this is more about the future leadership of UNITE and an appearance of militancy. Whatever the thought process is, it is deeply flawed.