Hand,
I'm not saying that anything is one sided, but you have just proved my point!
There is a feeling that BA is telling bmi to shut up and be grateful.
The arguments in this regard are wide and various and bmi employees know them well, but if the boot were on the other foot........if it was BA being bought by someone bigger ( and not too long ago BA wasn't too healthy ) would you expect to be treated as the enemy or a fellow professional?
Everything I have read here says that the BA guys are telling the bmi guys the way it will be. Pilots have notoriously large egos and being 'told', is a red rag to bull. Humility ALROUND would be far more constructive.
BA has a status, but it isn't exclusively due to it's flight crew. bmi has had difficulties but not in anyway due it's flight crew.
We have all been through CRM training - is this atitude getting the best out of anyone?