Yes Classic, and Walsh had the nerve to take on the unions at Aer Lingus, threatening them with doom and gloom after 9/11, got the concessions he wanted and then in 2003-04 the company made a huge profit on the back of their financial sacrifices.
Aer Lingus were within days of going bust in 2001, their cash flow was primarily transatlantic long haul, which dried to a trickle in the aftermath of 9/11. They and WW had little choice. Sound familiar?
However it has been downhill ever since.
They are still in existence, they still have jobs, and look who else is there in Dublin competing with them. MOL has said he's looking at long haul now. Look familiar?
He is not going to ransack BA's staff in the same manner. We WILL take him on and it will be a fight to the death.
So my previous post was correct. It's all about power for Bassa.
So the negotiations had better be constructive, sincere, meaningful and successful.
So ask your reps why they aren't turning up to the negotiations? Ask how many hours they've been in 'intensive negotiations' with BA in the last fortnight. Clue: you don't need all your fingers on one hand...nor your thumb.