The tempo seems to be getting better as we slide to D day (30Jun).
Have been trying to work out the cost of BA CC and how it sits with this so called market rate, can work out BA CC are market leaders, can also work out BA CC have a market leading life/work balance and I guess this is in a big part down to the CC unions over the years.
If the CC unions have done such a super job over the years, other BA staff or even outsiders should not expect the CC unions to back down just because you think it's a good idea for whatever the reasons you can mention, am sure the CC have maintained such good T+Cs because their union has done a good job in the past.
Trying to understand the allowances that get paid to all BA flying staff on top of their basic pay is mind boggoling, phone/meals/location/destination/eary-starts/late-starts/diversion/late/flight-times/long/short/box payments/towels/reading-lights-not-working/heating-not-good-enough(bunks)/wheelchairs/stby/hotel accom at main base/etc/etc, and I wonder how many I missed out !!!
The pilots are happy with their deal and they want the CC to deal/agree as this will be in the best interests of the pilots, BALPA will have pilots well informed.
Back to numbers and I came up with 15K CC to market rate could be a saving of about £300M per year that's a lot of savings (15k CC X £20k to market rate = £300M PA)
The history of CC T+Cs and the possible savings that can be made for the long term make the gap too big to sort over the table, looks like some pain coming in Jul/Aug, will be intresting to watch.