The problem with cabin crew remuneration is totally the result of the ineptitude of Mike Street and his department.
They have literally hundreds of managers , performance managers, product delivery managers, etc., most have never done a cabin crew job on an aircraft. All need to go!
They have endeavoured to create a mystique to cabin service in an effort to enhance their own position in the management organisation. Their numbers are totally out of control.
It is hardly surprising that they will do anything to buy off a potential problem so that it does not reflect on them.
The tragedy is that they have lost sight of where cabin crew remuneration is going with sweeteners all over the place.
Cabin crew in mainline still have a basically divisive pay system which will result in a major strike one day regardless of what add-ons come out.
Why?
Because of the two tier wage structure that Failing Ayling left BA.
Sooner rather than later the new contract cabin crew will be in the majority and in control of the union.
They do not care a dam about high CSD , Purser and old contract rates BECAUSE THEY DO NOT RECEIVE THEM. They want more in their own pocket.
BA has to renegotiate the whole package.
Old contract rates need to come down and new ones up.
At the same time funny money and sweeteners need to go, to give cabin crew a proper salary and pension.
Frankly MIKE STREET IS NOT UP TO IT. HE NEVER WAS.
Big Rod should have given him and his side kick departments the push ages ago. He belongs to the Failing Ayling era.
The question is has Big Rod got the B....s to do it .
He would probably have to get rid of a lot of allies Street has on the board as well.
But I suppose that will have to wait for the new chairman.
Watch this space.