I have a feeling that this announcement will go along the lines of 'really tough trading conditions...blah blah blah, oil price has been $145 a barrel...blah blah blah, strengthening dollar affecting 40% of our costs....blah blah blah...........ok guys about that pay rise!'
Everyone must join Balpa...they may have made decisions that you werent happy about in the past but we need to show some solidarity at the minute. This is not so that we can run the airline into the ground but so that we dont get screwed left right and centre. If we can get 95% membership ( you are always going to get some freeloaders) then we are in a much more powerful bargaining position.
I predict random rostering, W patterns and some other such suggestions over the coming weeks.....enjoy!!!