Simple answers then. The dispute is effectively over. Unite lost. Unite is the negotiating body for all BA cabin crew now. Not BASSA, not CC89, both of whom have proved themselves incapable of negotiating in an adult fashion. When BA need to talk they talk to the grown ups at Unite. They have no need to engage with BASSA/CC89 so there is no need to grant them days off just so they can sit outside the meeting room being angry. Savings. You have not saved £150M. Projected savings from the imposition should be £150M. You have not voluntarily saved a bean, and the failed strikes have cost a further £150M that BA needs to recover. The dispute is dragging on because, having lost the strike, BASSA/CC89 think they are in a position to dictate the terms of surrender, and those terms involve turning the clock back and pretending they haven't behaved like naughty children. BA are not minded to forgive BASSA/CC89, nor do they even need to. If BASSA/CC89 continue along their path of self-destruction they will leave BA with no option but to cease playing the nice guy.