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Another little gem from the all knowing wobble2plank... Would the case be going to court if they weren't contractual?
Thanks for the complement!
The answer is 'Yes'. BASSA went to court to prevent imposition of crewing levels that they felt were in breach of their 'Agreements' which allocate crew members based on the band of flight. As those 'Agreements' are outside of the industrial limits set by the CAA as to minimum crewing levels then they are just that, Agreements. You, as a Union, can seek injunction against anything you feel is unfair or unworkable. Just because you seek injunction against working practice doesn't necessarily mean that the changes need to be contractually based.
When the ballot comes I would seriously hope that BASSA has something stronger on a contractual level than a bunch of broken agreements that BA don't have to adhere to as BASSA can't be bothered to engage in serious negotiation.
If crewing levels are contractual the please post up here the section where, within the BA cabin crew contract, it states what crewing levels on which aircraft on which routes BA must, contractually, adhere to?
Can't find it? Well, there's a surprise. It is a negotiated agreement.