IHEARTMBT, you raise some valid points. Alot of crew are angry that Mr Francis introduced New Fleet, then took it off saying we won't hjave that as you told us, then her reintroduced it but to say he made a u-turn is simplistic really.
THe first proposal was Columbus ie. New fleet they also had a wish list which they could pick and choose for us (new crew complements, slight changes to our current agreements etc) BA removed this from the proposal and took up BASSAs offer of an intergrated approach for a new contract for both new recruits and also current crew who want to go for promotions on current fleets and any transfers. To enable them to take new fleet off the table and introduce the intergrated approach, they had to change a lot of things on our fleets like new crew complements, change the finish time for last day on Eurofleet, single nighstops on WW even on long range (!!!!) one less day off on Eurofleet, new disruption agreement etc etc. BASSA did not want this (stating this was WORSE than new fleet as we would be new fleet
) a show of hands then stated no to negotations of permanent savings. Then a failure to agree, meetings where we don;t know the full story yet, BASSA say BA refused to negotiate, BA/Amicus say BASSA refused etc etc.... so after 9 months BA had to stop the money so new crew complements and then new fleet.
Either way we are probably to have a new fleet unless BASSA engage with BA stop saying no and recognise that if we are not to have a new fleet some things on the current fleet will change as per their proposal in July. I didn't agree with all of BAs proposal but it could be negotiated surely?? Rather than saying no no no!