Originally Posted by
Barney Stubble
Human Factor
"if you were expecting an already shocking £10k pension from BARP, you will get nearer £6k as it's based on the same pensionable pay. If that's not worth striking for, I don't know what is."
Well here's one vote for you, I wouldn't strike over it. Rather have a solvent employer that can afford to raise my basic pay which is the only way I'll be able to afford a pension at all.
Barney
IMHO you are a tad naive Barney. The company has pursued and is pursuing a cut costs at ANY cost policy with scant regard to flying conditions, safety or anything else.
I take it you don't work for BA as the likelihood of BA raising your pay enough to make a substantial difference to your pension is virtually nil. What I would envisage, should this standoff fail, is a reduction (as has already been alluded to by LCG) to 5 pay points, and a drop in pay overall for all of us for our careers. After all they're hardly likely to change the pay scales to benefit the pilot community now are they?
Or am I just being cynical.....
