They said they were 'not suprised' by the the 96% yes vote. That saddens me. What kind of managemet skills have they bought to the company then if such a large majority of their staff feel so unhappy.
BA has lost touch with the people that drive it's business. It has put cost over both staff and passengers. This strike did not happen over night, it has been brewing for a while for many different reasons. The cabin crew are just voicing what many BA staff already feel.
BA needs to re-examine their HR policies and the rethink the current relationship on the ground and in the Air if they wish to continue to be a world class leader.
The
EG 300 'Sickness Policy' can only be described as
'disgraceful' . as it does infringe on many basic Human rights. A destructive policy which punish's the group instead of those responsible, whilist slowly posioning the staff against the airline.
Yes , We need to protect decent working conditions, as well as reasonable pay, which is not an "unreasonable" request.
The numerous contracts and scheduling agreement's which have been introducted into the Regional crew's and ground staff over the past 8 years, is alarming and caused much ill feeling. Mainline has so far escaped the many changes to staff working conditions by remaining united. Well done.
Hope TU can resolve this with swift talks, and move forward, as punishing the passenger is route most BA staff do not wish to see happen.
Twrecks