Andy. You do not know. Why would you say otherwise? What have got to gain by not supporting your union and throwing yourself at the mercy of Walsh. Nothing. Why don't you go on a QF cabin crew forum and ask them what they think of Geoff Dixon. Look what happened to them because they did not have a strong union?
The huge majority of BA cabin crew avoid this forum and this thread in particular because the few cabin crew who post here are completely unrepresentative. They are mavericks with nothing to say but stab their colleagues in the back, although of course, if a good deal is worked out they will take it.
Walsh's last missive is very interesting because there is a change of tone. If any of you here were BA staff you would have read it, as it is in your ESS mail. So perhaps a compromise may be available. Walsh is tough and the union has got to make him believe that if he does impose change, the button will be pushed. What some people here fail to realise is that if you are not united behind your union, the chance of a strike is actually increased as Walsh may think that there is a split. If a walk out is assured 100%, then he is more likely to negotiate.
This is why BALPA were so relieved to get a deal, as they know the pilots had no stomach for a fight. Even if the OpenSkies contracts had been pulled out the drawer and laid before them, it would have been inconceivable that they would take any sort of industrial action.Their settlement was purely political to get them onside and as you can see on this thread, they are trying to get everyone else to roll over, as a cabin crew or GSS strike may spoil their summer barbecue plans. What is so funny is that the Flight Crew don't see it that way, they think it was a victory for "intelligent negotiating" which found an "elegant solution". It is laughable.
Wobble. All the problems that BA has had in the last few years is nothing to do with alleged "militant unions". It has been managerial cock ups which I do not need to list again here. Investment will come to BA when there is a change of management. These are the people who have cost BA hundreds of millions and undermined its prestige. It is the employees of those so called "militant unions" who have worked so hard in the face of angry customers, to put things right and get T5 working as it should. Now our reward is to have our T&C's slashed. NO way.
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