Well, a straw poll home saw 4 older members of my crew yelp with delight when I told them the news, they can't afford to take the company up on the offer of VR, but all had been waiting for 50%, so thats 2 of the 2000 out the way.
Another PSR who had 30 years service had been waiting for severance since she was 55, I'm guessing she was 57, but I never ask a women her age, so she wanted to go.
Litbulb, any company can make anyone redundant, true with a large company like BA and a union like Unite, the selection criteria need to be transparent, BA served the legally required 90 days notice yesterday, along with a selection criteria should it come to CR, I am sure Unites solicitors are looking at it now, but if the numbers don't add up expect to see some CR. Expect to see some challenges also, however these will take place a long time after the dust has settled.
I'm with other people here, exactly what are current crew going to go on strike over??