Back on topic:
Quote by The Moo on the other thread:
"Finally people who go on about " It's all about the removal of 1 off the A/C " are ignorant to the facts.
We went on strike due to imposition ( not the reduced crew comps ) and as this was the only thing that had been imposed this was the only thing we could cite."
If anybody wanted objective evidence of why WW had to take a sustained "hard" line (note in some industries, it would have been perceived as pussyfooting) in this IA, this quote is it. The Union went on strike because of imposition - ie after refusing to negotiate, it was disputing the fundamental right of management to manage. This was a very overt act of mutiny.
IR in major economic entities is a big-boys' game, not a nursery school romp, and it appears that many BASSA and CC89 supporters still don't understand this, which is rather worrying for the future.