Don't lose sight of things in the briefings. There will be lots of figures thrown about to prove the managements various points like how the £48 million pension holiday wasn't a lot of money, yet the 0.8% saved by smart pensions is.....
Here are some figures worth remembering:
Barron said: “Our results are very creditable given the costs of the West Drayton transition. So Paul - if we're making good money having spent a lot on moving WD then next year we'll have more profit and once MACC/PC is sorted we'll have even more profits - guess where you can invest it mate!
Keep the discussions going in work/the canteen/where ever. The Union isn't providing a counter arguement - so we have to!
Some people I know at Swanwick aren't that up to speed on the issues. Mainly the younger guys with less than 5 years in. Get them up to date. Make them use the modeller to let them see how worse off they'll be.
Remember after the Maxwell / Pensions fiasco pensions are deemed deferred wages. So you are being asked to vote Yes to a paycut.
