Question.
Since DH and others have been kicked out of BA, would it not be possible for TW/whoever at UNITE to FORCE Bassa to hold an immediate (as in, as soon as is feasibly possible) election for these posts as these people are,
afaik, now not eligible to be in these posts. That would get rid of any problems they will be causing UNITE in negotiations as well as showing BA that UNITE means business as they are putting their own house in order as far as eligibilty, etc, goes and could help make any future negotiations go more smoothly. It would also kybosh any more of the "WE WANT TO STRIKE (whether it's legal or not)" cries from a certain corner until new people were elected which, hopefully, would mean that those doing all the shouting would shut up so this dispute could be settled by people at least pretending to act like adults and not the toddler tantrums we have seen so far.
I guess it would cause ructions in unionland, but UNITE have to take full control of this mess and while Holley & Co are around that cannot happen.