FWIW everyone I have spoken to believes that we will never see these shares, they are IMHO just a sweetener to the deal at nil cost to BA.
Before we forget, pilots’ contribution to head count reduction came to 66.42 heads, compared to our 1000. BA will also “take all reasonable steps to manage this surplus using voluntary rather than compulsory measures.
That is what happens when you work for a department that is lean in the employee department. However we (pilots) all know that there is more to come, and the very real threat of CR could just be around the corner. No mention of this from BASSA.
Perhaps the Cabin Crew can lose a few 1000 heads because of the 1970s style inefficiencies built into their rostering agreements. The pilots at this time cannot. I have had my request for unpaid leave turned down now for the last 2 months because the fleet is to busy.
BASSA and the NSP A scale have left out the devil of the detail in their address to members, but we wouldn't want the truth getting in the way, would we??