What I cannot understand is that this situation has been made a mountain out of a molehill. Why can't the management just accept!
And there you have it!
My view is the right one, cos I say it is, and I is a stewardess, so there!
Until BA gets rid of this precious attitude amongst some of its CC, whereby if you dare to disagree with them on any point then you are automatically in the wrong - and you only said it because you don't understand them / hate them / are jealous of them / got turned down for CC - then there is sod all chance of a meaningful dialogue or negotiated settlement with them.
Whilst some may have talents and qualifications that could earn them more money in other fields, the fact remains that 2 "O" levels and a few weeks training are all that are required of them, and the vast majority could not earn anything like the levels of remuneration they receive in BA.
Cabin service standards are slipping, with the increasingly prevelant attitude of "sling the meals out and retire to the bunks as fast as possible" becoming ever more commented on by those who pay their wages.
They are being led into a battle they can't win, by a union that cares little about anyone other than senior long-haul CC grades at LHR.
BA did not arrange this battle in order to lose it, a point that seems lost on many cabin crew as they ponder why the airline is being sooo nasty and beastly to them.
The inexorable march to the edge of the cliff continues.