From what I have read here and elsewhere, I am firmly in the camp that BASSA (that is the union, not the individual members) deserve EVERYTHING that is coming their way.
Yes, it is the remit of a union to represent and get the best for its members, but not to the extent that it kills the goose that lays the golden egg. There has to be some flexibility.
To that extent, BASSA members get what they vote for, but do they really want to vote for a bunch of militant tw@ts with ideals based in communist USSR, that would rather see them out of a job than recognise the 21st Century?
And yes, I agree that the company have agreed to the agreements, but that they are outdated are surely beyond dispute.
And yes, I agree that the company are equally culpable in their intransigence at times ... and WTF are the DOM's doing - it seems as if they are employed by BASSA and not BA, in which case why are they needed?
Bring it on Willie - about 15 years overdue!