Originally Posted by
blind pew
The initial letter to Balpa inferred that BA was throwing all of the contracts plus terms and conditions out of the window.
Then BALPA should be fighting to protect every T&C which employees have agreed to be employed under, including the redundancy selection criteria. Otherwise what's the point of T&Cs?
I also wouldn't discount industrial action so soon. The fleet is not grounded and the airline is operating a sizable number of flights, predominantly cargo only. Air freight costs have increased massively since the decimation of passenger flights, the majority of these flights will be operationally profitable to the company, not to mention the long standing cargo contracts that need protecting. BA have four 777s coming in from JFK alone today. Even a 747 is getting an outing today. The number of flights is increasing again and given the time scales, any action would coincide with the "meaningful" ramping up of passenger operations.
If the airline is in "survival mode", as AC and WW seem to keep insisting, then the unions and workforce
do have some bargaining power. It sounds like the Union and work force are resigned to their fate, and arguing about who should be thrown under the bus isn't going to help your cause.