Easyjet has become the very animal that Stelios set out to tumble in the first place. Too many chiefs and very few indians so to speak. Most of them are too busy thinking of ways to penny pinch rather than do the job in hand. Many of them are ex BA...funny old thing eh? I have never seen a head office so out of touch with reality in many years in this game and in the middle of it all they publish a full page tribute to Ray Webster in the Times! A cunning plan to perpetuate the myth that Easyjet really is that wonderful people orientated place to be? or just another halfwit trying to piss off what's left of the workforce?
The fundamental problem here is that Easyjet pretend to be something they are most definately not. The orange bulls**t went way out of control ages ago. At least at Ryanair the talking is straight. We all know that O'leary hates pilots and he wears that on his sleeve but pays them well for their services. Constant referrals to modelling on Southwest Airlines..Southwest trains more like. The only people who buy into this cack live in the Orange Hut of Doom.
This really is it folks. People not in BALPA think VERY seriously about your future plans. If you want to stay for any length of time in Easyjet (
) I urge you to get behind the union and get this mess sorted out. Even if you're planning on going to BA or Virgin (like just about every FO is) you may as well join now as you'll be joining anyway when you leave. If you are a future Captain, at some point you will need the support of a good union. If you are already a captain but without representation then I admire you bravery!
I have in the past been highly critical of our Company Council and disagree with the outcome of several negotiations but they are right on the money with this one and deserve our support. The alternative is to start thinking about leaving Easyjet because if we lose this battle, within a few years our T&C's will make the Ryan's look like a holiday camp. Join us guys. You know it makes sense in the long run.
