Absolutely right LD. We've strayed into ancient history here. Every man and his dog knows who emerged from the dispute with their tail between their legs, and it certainly wasn't BA! BASSA (sadly in some ways) are now a busted flush. Never again will they be able to mount effective industrial action. Though to be fair, with current legislation it's difficult to imagine ANY union in the airline business achieving that.
That's the lesson for SEPLA et al I'm afraid!