Betty Girl.
I admire your perseverence on this site. I gave up, everything you write will be nit-picked and challenged by one or another of a select group of individuals, BA pilots and managers, who never seem to be either flying or managing. Indeed, despite what may be written in some profiles, I question just how many are actually BA pilots. They are on here ready with an instant challenge most hours of the day, yet seldom frequent pilot orientated threads on this professional pilot site.
I am in total agreement though, that whether a crew member was a striker or not does not matter a jot when they get onboard and interact with our passengers. And there have been changes to this years staff travel procedures for Xmas duty, which may have an impact upon an individuals decisions.