I posted nearly a year ago (post 43) that there is more to this than meets the eye and that management appear to have picked where they want to fight. Their resolve may well be reinforced by the government's stance on reducing the power of smaller unions. Train drivers are also in the spotlight.
The current argument about the final salary pension has been described by some as a 'Platzhalter' or surrogate for the real issues, which by law the pilots could not strike about.
I personally know people who have left the union and others that are actually retiring early because they do not think the current pension scheme will continue.
The latest twist is the cabin crew union offering to act as mediator. Imagine that at BA! The new boss Spohr is (was?) an LH pilot and I would be amazed if he gives in.