Have we hit a nerve CCCP? I do enjoy a little childish name wrangling.
Jealousy? Not in the slightest. Bias and vitriol? Please re-read and explain where those appear? The remark about the vehicles was put in as the pictures from Bedfont contained such images. As the imposition was supposed to hit the CC in their pockets those images caused interesting comments in public blogs across the internet. If, as you state, you studied psychology then you must see the negative impact such images would have on the ability of the BASSA campaign to garner public sympathy.
The major reason that many of the other departments workd as VCC (all other departments) was that we could see the major financial difficulties that the company was in at the time. It was job protection pure and simple. Are the conditions the same now? Possibly not. Are the VCC's needed quite so much now? Possibly not. The ability to fend off this mess WAS in BASSA's hands, they squandered it.
As to your 'support' of the BASSA heirarchy I seem to remember the clause which puts off the election of the board until completion of the current dispute. Again, the video is available on the internet. As the current board has completely screwed up the current dispute it would seem that the 'democratic' members (who don't even get to vote on acceptance) aren't being given a very democratic voice on who controls the current dispute.
CCCP: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Always nice to have you briefing on democracy!