Number of ballots sent= 10,220
Number of ballot papers returned = 7,335
Number of ballot papers found to be invalid = 5
Total number of papers counted = 7,330
Number voting YES = 5,751
Number voting NO = 1,579
Number NOT voting yes i.e. not voting or voting no = 4464
I'd be astonished if more than half of the 5751 actually withdraw their labour and a whole lot less than that if future strikes are unprotected (as is highly possible).
Assuming, as BASSA claim, that they have 80-90% membership amongst BA cabin crew, best case 3571 Unite members have
not supported this action.
The Amicus branch have previously said that 250 of their 1300 members went on strike (claimed strike pay), so 1050 Unite Amicus members broke the previous strike (and only some of these are included in the 4464 figure above).
Approx 1050 crew have accepted the last company offer individually and are no longer union members.
There are approx 13,500 BA cabin crew.
BA have approximately 3000 VCC now from sections of the company that have a predominant Unite Union presence (excluding pilots). Even if only half of these employees are union members that's a further approx 1500 Unite members that are "undermining" this action.
Len's problems are far closer to home. Unite and BASSA are failing at BA where cabin crew are concerned. If Unite don't bring BASSA and Holley to heel soon BA cabin crew will leave in huge numbers. Not least due to Holley asking them to!
The papers are turning on Unite (again) too;
Daily Mail
Guardian
The million pound question is "do you feel lucky punk"?
and will strike dates be announced given this lack of support?