Overstress.
Bassa were available for talks prior to this time. It was the company which was unwilling. It is suggested that the company were not exactly sure what they wanted to talk about. Columbus has now been replaced with Focus on Costs and alot of the management team responsible for Columbus have left BA. Bill Francis is our new manager and no doubt has his own ideas on how to manage his department. He has appears to have acknowledged that cabin crew are interested in their future and has invited the TUs to talks, commencing today. This is a very positive move and is very welcome from the majority of us. No doubt the extremes will be unhappy. Those who feel we should strike on the left and those who feel we've got 'it' coming to us on the right. A reasoned approach has won thus far. Fingers cross it prevails.