Originally Posted by
RexBanner
. That’s the main thing. But seemingly all I did to get attacked was stand up for the junior guys by implying it ought to be more equitable, .
Thats an important thing. It’s quite common for seniors in industry (not just at BA) to vote out things that affect those behind them, creating a divided workforce. The Chickens do come home to roost eventually..
Becomes a real problem when firms start captilising and offering split deals.
Recruit a generation of juniors with B scales pensions, pay points and exposure to junior working on a roster system they didn’t vote for. Give it a while to cultivate a toxic “them and us” atmosphere fuelled by the same seniors who voted their changes telling juniors to shut their gobs, and it’s a breeding ground for disaster. For everyone.
Recruit enough juniors in with union votes and guess what they’ll be voting for at the next split deal. Everyone starts plodding down a few steps. I’ve seen it happen. It’s one of the oldest tricks in the industrial black art hand book.
Never, ever sell out terms for those joining after you to protect your own. It bites you back as a workforce. It’s hapoened so many times in industry.