....or take 6 months off to go travelling (for example).
A slightly ironic comment, given the previous strike centred on a pilot who wanted to go sailing for a month!
I can't find an online copy of Lord McDonald's inquiry report into the strike, but I read it 25 years ago in the Aberdeen library and I would suggest it is mandatory reading for management and potential strikers alike.
I see the Glasgow Herald has a good record of its reporting of the event:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...,3935588&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...,3859322&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...75,37978&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...,3541663&hl=en
Editorial on Page 6 sums up the report's central messages
https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...,6377826&hl=en