HiFlyer, I think both you and the PCCC can walk away with your heads held high. I think the "losers" tag is just a reflection that many of us would have liked to have seen the CC represented by a modern, forward thinking professional organisation - ie the PCCC. That negotiating rights remain with Unite/BASSA/CC89 all be it in a new form, is a little disappointing.
BettyG, you were right to be optimistic in your recent PM - thankfully sanity is returning. Here's looking forward to a strong BA. We (BALPA) have been having high level discussions with several of the big hitters in IFCE/Product/Branding, and it seems we are going in the right direction.