not good.
Speaking as someone who works for BA, this deal seems ominously familiar to me.
Sickness has to decrease by 50% before they will talk about certain other conditions? That is a massive step change, & very unlikely to occur in the near future.
And all this "setting up consulting with the union". There is a big difference between consulting & negotiation. Consulting can merely mean they come to the meeting & say "this is what we are going to do, There, now you've been consulted. We've heard your opinion, but we choose not to act on it".
This is exactly what we've just had over the last year or so.
It may well have been the best outcome you guys could achieve, then again, maybe not. Like most last-minute deals, its a face saving exercise for the union & management heads. They can both stand there & say they didn't lose.
But I've got a bad feeling you guys did.
Hey, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you will now have a brave new world where the workers & your opinions are valued.
We certainly don't.
Here's to the next time.
Matt.