Please can we have a discussion amongst CC and not flight deck and managers, who's agenda is completely different- mind you, they are always right, have you noticed that?
The Flight CREW's agenda (in this instance) is the preservation of the airline and therefore their jobs, as is, I should imagine, most manager's and other employees. The SMT don't have to worry about such things I guess but they are employed to make a profit - not doing so without trying to change this will see them out of a job fairly soon, and whatever you might wish to believe we will always need senior managers to function and they will ALL be tasked with turning a profit. BA is not a Nationalised company any longer and pretending like it is will get you nowhere. Not to mention, I doubt the tax payers would have the stomach to fund inefficient practices in the current climate.
If your agenda, Mincer, is anything different then I suggest you may be in the minority.
As for the Miners strike - everyone has a different opinion of what happened and who was to blame so lets not start on that one!
It's 2009 not 1979 things have changed greatly the recession is far worse this time around and its (the economies) recovery will see oil prices soar once again - Airlines need to make permanent changes to survive.
Don't give up pay - work smarter, work harder but at least try to negotiate.
Mincer, you are a wind up really aren't you? or are you really serious??????