Sporran,
I agree with what you say, I was merely saying that it could have been solved easily last time, except that WW was making a point of punishing the strikers with Staff Travel removal.
I said at the time that most crew would accept the offer but that the feeling of being punished and having their staff travel removed plus the feeling of unfairness over some of the dismissals were both things preventing a deal.
As this deal is basically the same, I feel I was right and had WW got a slightly less abrasive personality, I feel this would have ended earlier, with all that BA have now.
Just my own opinion and I am not saying that some of this was not nessasary just that it could have easily ended earlier.