Fume Event,
Although I'm not surprised at your unwillingness to ask BASSA the difficult questions, please can you let us know why you haven't cut and paste my conveniently summarised questions and posted them as asked on the BASSA forum?
I can only assume you don't want your 'fellow' Cabin Crew members to have access to both sides of the debate, preferring that time-tested BASSA approach of telling them how to vote (without all the facts) and how to put their jobs/futures on the line (without explaining the risks).
Once again, here's what I wrote a couple of days ago so you don't have to go too far back to cut and paste.....I'm all give
Flybymerchant wrote:
"p.s. Fume Event, if you want any credibility as a sensible poster and not just a BASSA stooge, please do ask those questions on the BASSA forum. I feel sure that if your views here reflect your views over there no-one will try to punish you or threaten physical violence in the carpark, just post it as an 'example' of what's being discussed on the PPRuNe forum. I'm sure someone will post a copy of it back here to verify when you've done it.
p.p.s. for ease:
"Why have BASSA....
-refused to look at the BA financial books
-denied the recession
-not consulted the electorate on proposed changes
-not admitted the need for change
-refused to negotiate with the company
-disseminated clearly false information to its members
-not informed the members about the share option that the company offered to the Cabin Crew
-negligently allowed crew to believe they will STILL get paid in a strike
-GROSSLY negligently assured them they CANNOT get fired during a strike
-not educated the members about S.O.S.R....the thing that allows BA, (from any point now on) to send any crew members (i.e. all CSDs if they like) a '90 day letter of termination' whenever it feels like it. Look it up. The only reason it hasn't is because it hasn't been provoked enough yet to justify such draconian measures...something tells me the ogre is starting to get riled (court, strike etc)
-lied to the members about the pilot's paydeal, pilots VR party, WW trying to position BA as a lowcost carrier (?!) etc, etc,
-withheld clearly true/valid information that would allow crew to formulate a rounded and well-informed opinion on matters
-offered a PAYCUT that was not voted for or wanted by cabin crew (or BA!)
etc,etc, I mean, how they expect not to be sued by the members for gross misconduct I don't know. I'm sorry to go on but the list does.....go on...and on....and on"
GOOD LUCK BA CABIN CREW- SAVE OUR COMPANY!!!"