the fat lady's singing
i think the 28 day extension says it all. unite have been granted extra time to dig their own grave.
we know that, barring something unforeseen, unite will not agree further strike action: the cause is too inextricably linked to the earlier action.
they have been given a further period of time to accept what must look very much like the settlement tony woodley thought he had achieved. that extra time also moves the threat of a strike further in time from the ballot that authorised it - extra time for tempers to cool and interest to wane. even if a strike were then called, the response is likely to be so small as to be derisory.
BA do not need to do any more to 'destroy' BASSA as some have wanted. The key players in this dispute are now ancient history and will be replaced. Those who replace them in BASSA or Amicus will be starting from a totally different point and perspective and will be aware that power has shifted elsewhere. If BASSA regains credibility it will have been earned by reps who have accepted that fact and truly represent the community of members.
time for the academics to start competing for the book (and film?) rights-serialisation in the Daily Mail perhaps?