Unite again asked why our proposal that delivered huge savings had not been accepted and the answer was avoided.
Perhaps they should read this thread where the answer to that question was posted months ago!
It became clear during the meeting that this was not about savings but about positioning “the business” for the future and that this was the first step.
What on earth does this mean? Of course the business needs to be positioned for the future. That has been the crux of this whole undertaking! To position the business to be able to continue to exist in the post credit crunch austere environment. Failure to do so would result in the failure of the business and any 'old school' contracts would be out of the window.
British Airways are imposing changes and will be breaking our agreements and contracts.
Agreements can be broken with a Union who refuses to negotiate in an effective manner and blocks any attempt at meaningful dialogue. Which parts of the contract are going to be broken? No one seems to be able to say!
Bill Francis sent out a statement cleverly worded to mislead you, emphasising some good news and either burying, or glossing over, the huge future impact this will have. Bill Francis knows exactly what it will mean for crew remaining, but he is not going to be honest enough to spell it out for you.
And neither it seems are Unite or BASSA willing to clearly state what those changes are will or will not be! Does anyone have clarity as to how, directly, the changes will affect crew, with figures, time in uniform and take home pay? None seem to have appeared as the whole shebang over massive losses seem to be conjecture.
Yet another informative press missive from Unite.
At least they have consistency in something.
