The union got the measure of this dispute early on and it was published on many occasions this wasn't going to be a quick dispute and finding a settlement that was acceptable on both sides was going to be a long haul
So at the beginning of the dispute if BASSA/Unite had promised:
-Imposed crewing levels
-Introduction of Mixed Fleet with no union input
But on the plus side
-No-one sacked without good reason and
-The same staff travel benefits as enjoyed by all employees of BA
you think the members would have jumped at it? This is what they have managed to achieve in 18 months.
I'm happy it looks like we'll finally be able to move on from the fiasco, but for BASSA to claim this as anything other than a total failure of their members is a joke.
The big question now is how do we go about repairing the poisonous relationship between employer/employee and between work groups, which has been stirred up by some elements in order to push through their respective agendas.