Re: Willie Walsh's CC plans
1. £35 CAT payment.
YES. THIS MAY GET THE CHOP IN THE LONG TERM.
2. Payment for working crew member down.
YES. AS PER VIRGIN AND MANY OTHER SCHEDULED AIRLINES.
3. Very generous box payments on long haul. VERY GENEROUS? MAYBE...IF YOU ARE LUCKY TO GET THE 'HIGHEST BOX' OR SEVERAL A MONTH. THESE ARE ONLY PAID FOR LONG RANGE FLIGHTS.
NO OTHER UK BASED AIRLINE HAS A SIMILAR ROUTE NETWORK TO BA SO YOU CAN'T REALLY MAKE COMPARISONS HERE. THANK GOD FOR THESE LONG RANGE PAYMENTS. PAID ON TOP OF OUR WHOOPING SALARY OF £10,500 P.A.
DON'T FORGET, FLIGHTS WITH 'BOX PAYMENTS' ARE IN THE MINORITY. MANY ROUTES HAVE DIRE ALLOWENCES. (EG. 3 DAY EAST COASTS APPROX £100. BOM/DEL APPROX £70 FOR A 3 DAY TRIP. MOST OF MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA: LOW ALLOWENCES, NO BOX PAYMENT)
4. Double Allowences paid/Disruption Agreement.
AGREED. MOST OF US WERE HAPPY THAT THE DISRUPTION AGREEMENT WAS RATIFIED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE UNIONS. WHAT CONSTITUTES 'DISRUPTION' IS DECIDED ON THE DAY BETWEEN THE UNIONS AND BA OPS. THE UNION HAS THE FINAL SAY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE DISRUPTION AGREEMENT IS IMPLEMENTED ON THE DAY.
5. A321 no CSD/CSD and Purser on B757.
TOTALLY AGREE. I THINK IT IS CRAZY TO NEED BOTH A CSD AND A PURSER ON A SINGLE AISLED A/C (ESPECIALLY WHEN BOTH OF THEM TAKE A/C OUT IN CHARGE).
Contrary to common belief, the unions are working well with BA management on most issues. Instead of management dictating where the cuts must be made, they have given the unions the amount that needs to be cut (£70M) and working together to decide where they want to make the cuts.