LD12986,
Thanks for confirming that.
The reason that Mixed Fleet (and back then it was being called the New Fleet) was not on a ballot paper was because if BA wanted to start a new fleet, they had every right to do so. The only thing that the union could legally strike over was a breach in their agreement. So that is the reason why imposition of crewing levels was used but this dispute has always been far more complicated than that and has been about the New Fleet as well as imposition.
The perverse thing is that by the union taking the stance it did over crewing levels and racing to strike, it has actually meant that Mixed Fleet has been brought in faster and bigger than it ever would have been and without any union representation and discussion at all, about their agreements, which has made it worse than ever for both current crew and the new crew.
So although many of us did not strike and I believe that was the right decision, we are still very nervous and concerned about Mixed Fleet.