Strike ballot Issue 1: EG300
BA CC will not have support against eg300 until they get their overall absence down to the same as that of other private sector white collar workers - that is, 4 days lost through sickness rather than 16.
Why don't the Union take the lead, so that those who have many years of zero sickness, but need time off for real issues, "shop" the skivers who take time off for nice weather week-ends and Ascot? (and the HKG 7's). That average of 16 days lost must include some staff who are really taking the mickey. It is in everyone's interest to get them exposed to ridicule.
The TUs and the members should defend those that need defending, not those who are skiving. Then, managers should give their attention to where it is deserved, not to long servers who are genuinely ill. The public would then be far more understanding.