I think prejudices are on both sides.
Few pilots will prejudge. However, like cc, we are probably more wary nowadays with whom, and how, we chat and enter into discussions.
some of those CSD's were truly good
So some weren't "truly good". Were some even very good?
the volunteering of some pilots has not helped matters
Perhaps it really did help! Perhaps it made all the difference to BA, to other staff groups, and to some crew. Are you saying that this is a reason for the bad attitudes which you never encounter?
Anyway we'll soon see how many bad attiudes still exist in BA when the ballot result is announced.
I'm not saying that all strikers have a bad attitude; but I know that not all crew on shorthaul have a "good" attitude. It often depends mostly on the conduct and outlook of the sccm.