It's now very clear to all.
Unite/BASSA didn't consult a Queen's Counsel last weekend because they wanted a legal opinion on their mandate to call a strike following their ballot result. Queen's Counsels cost serious money (especially over a weekend!) No, they consulted a Queen's Counsel (and heard the bad news they didn't want to hear) because BA filed an ex parte law suit for an injunction to stop them announcing strike dates following an allegedly flawed ballot (probably on last Friday). The case was heard yesterday (Thursday) in the High Court. So far both BA and the union have kept the matter very quiet. BA because they have never trumpeted their moves from the roof tops, Unite/BASSA through embarrassment at their incompetence and not knowing what to do next if asked.
Last edited by AV Flyer; 5th Feb 2011 at 10:48.