I am really glad that I don't have to rely on greentale from peterborough. It is a long time since I read such twisted logic. On second thoughts I did read some of his fairy tale wanderings not long ago, when I recall I called it sh*t stirring codswallop. The Virgin union set a precedent for JMC management! What a load of B*ll*cks. On which particular planet did BALPA refuse pay cuts? As I recall there was a recommendation not to volunteer until a quid pro quo was established, which it still hasn't. Should it be there would be no objection to recommending pay cuts, jobs for pay cuts is not a bad deal, it was never offered.
There is no mechanism for demotions within the JMC contract, nor is there a guarantee that there will never be any demotions. There is no announcement that there will be demotions, only an announcement of the method that would be used if there were to be any.
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