If the Union and its Branches are holding out for a resolution whereby BA agrees to leave the door open for the Union to bring future court actions over issues relating to the dispute then it will never end.
It is absolutely standard practise that both sides to a dispute agree to drop all future legal actions arising out of matters pertaining to the dispute otherwise, by definition, there is no resolution.
How BASSA and AMICUS think this could be otherwise is naive and shows a complete lack of understanding of what a legal dispute settlement agreement is all about.
I guess it's a statement that with BA always capitulating in the past, the Union and its Branches have never had to get to this level of sophistication that has applied to all other parties to commercial disputes since time began.
Indeed, one thing this entire matter has revealed is the general lack of legal sophistication shown by the Union and its chosen advisors throughout - a matter that all Trades Unions should pay attention to if wishing to pursue IR & IA effectively in modern times.
Last edited by AV Flyer; 30th Nov 2010 at 10:26.