O.k, but then what happens if management of a public/private firm takes unlawful action? It would be too expensive for the ordinary working man to fight it himself...
Good luck to the 'em. They are fighting for their jobs. They had their jobs BEFORE the recession, why the hell should it be any different now?!?! It is BA's FAULT not the workers: BA should have spent more time securing these jobs/paying off debts etc when the times were 'good' rather than lining the pockets of the shareholders. But oh no, that's capitalism for you; pull the ladder up Jack and sod the rest.