Oh, a double pronged attack on a Sunday morning! Must be a slow day at Unite.
Now don't take things so personally Wibbly, we do like you really.
Wonker has eloquently emasculated the route causes of the conflict at BA with its cabin crew, and why BASSA and its members were forced to defend themselves against the assault by Walsh. Of course this version causes conflict with your own version of events. This is understandable, because as any psychologist would point out, you have to justify why you and many of your colleagues behaved as they did, serving drinks in BA aircraft cabins during the strike.
To be honest, I bear no malice at all towards BA flight crew for what they did, as they now have to live with their consciences. Selfishness and avarice are powerful motivators.
With the Iberia dispute, the usual clarion calls from the plebs that roam forums like these, or the comments section in the Telegraph, that Iberia employees have had it too good are rooted in ignorance, jealousy and envy. Anyone with a well paid job I suppose is expected to take an immediate pay cut so that they can be as miserable as those who do not have the protection of a union. BALPA of course is a union, a word that does not sit well with the elitists who fly commercial aircraft at BA. BALPA is also a member of the TUC. Surely it should leave such an organisation of the "bruvvers", being so alien in concept and purpose to BA pilots?
Iberia like the BA cabin crew dispute, is now in a fight to the death. After the destruction and misery wreaked at BA, Walsh was able to move on and the healing began. At Iberia, he has nowhere to go. The covenant on his reputation is about to be called in.