Dave
This process has drawn on for too long now - at every twist and turn your union have failed. Other departments have their disputes granted - but none that are so unjust and have proved to be so at all levels of judiciary in this land!!!!
The pilots dispute over Openskies was a losing case in the courts - thus it was abandoned and BA scored a win on that.
Your union however has some king of mentally deranged lemming tendency - closer and closer to the cliff edge. However the threat to everyone in BA was that you would drag us all over with you.
Your cause is seen as wholly unjust by everyone but the minority of you in the Cabin Crew - can you not look at yourselves and ask why??
For years you have have enjoyed over inflated terms and conditions and pay for doing a very comfortable job - travelling the world - 5 star hotels - all the cheap shopping etc. Granted there is hard work within a narrow time framework but its not exactly 9am-5pm on the bins is it?? And you get more pay! When the worst recession hits, your department was not even asked for a pay cut - just one off the aircraft which was easily met by those wanting VR. Was that so hard to bear looking back now?? Can you honestly say that it was such an outrageous demand?
The only reason it was imposed on you was because your dysfunctional union arrangements meant negotiation failed after some 9 months!!!! That was FACT from the court ruling - it was proved to be legally within BA's rights to impose the one down crewing - how can you justify your stand on that fact alone??