I don't think a strike will make it any better for either side and no doubt, BA have will do all possible to avoid it.
My piont is that, no matter what occupation you do, you choose it because you enjoy it. Majority of BA crew like their jobs. We don't want to be school teachers, nurses or police officers. If BA get their way and totally erode our contracts to nothing, many of us will be put in a position where we just can't afford to work there anymore. Lets face it - when T5 comes along, BA will be saving plenty of money on box payments alone.
It's a real shame for people to be put in a position of possibily having to leave a job because their employer is only focused on one thing. People who enjoy their jobs breed happy customers - we all know that.
Sure .... We can be replaced. However, BA have already struggled to recruit crew particularly for the new LGW SF as the contract is crap. Many of the temps I spoke to have no intention of staying at LGW so BA have wasted their money on them and they will have to be replaced too.
The best way forwrad is to get talking again for all our sakes. The most worrying thing in my opinion is that WW has a reputation as a fiece formidable character who simply wont back down at any price!
I desperately hope I am wrong.
