Interesting link PC767.
As has been said
'channel 4 has been briefed by industry experts and Union representatives'
No one from the company then?
The reduction of the basic salary didn't take into account the proposed flying pay and TAFB allowances either.
2000 job losses puts BA into line with Delta, United, American Airways, AF/KLM and Cathay Pacific, all of whom have cut the CC workforce far more drastically than BA propose. Add to that the pilot job losses and the ground staff job losses plus the management cull of 400+.
One 'city analyst' verses the company position and Price Waterhouse Coopers independent analysis of the companies position coupled with the drastic share price roller coaster.
Touch one sided the article there.
As to lambasting personnel for taking
voluntary unpaid leave or work, why? Surely when something is voluntary it is the remit of the individual to assess their personal circumstances and their personal appraisal of the companies position. We don't need some union 'muppet' telling us all it's out of order do we? I personally think it shows the depth of worry that many workers within BA have for the future stability of their jobs.