Latest crap from BASSA.
ACTION ALERT
BRITISH AIRWAYS
CABIN CREW
Unions at British Airways condemn
attempts to recruit strike breakers
Unite and the GMB have called on all
workers at British Airways to reject the
company's call for strike breakers and
to think twice before falling into the
vicious trap being set by the BA to not
only undermine a lawful trade dispute
involving our cabin crew colleagues,
but to identify weaknesses in other
work groups to be exploited to the full
at a later date.
Whilst BA would wish you to believe that you
would be ‘backing BA’ in volunteering to ‘keep the
airline flying’ during any potential dispute there is
a more sinister game being played out here.
BA have been trying for over a year now to find ways
of restructuring their operations, driving cost from
the business and remodelling industrial relations.
During this period that have reached agreement in
two areas; engineering and flight deck;
The flight deck reached agreement on the
saving of £26 million while in engineering
three agreements where consolidated into
one.
There are no agreements with our; GSS,
‘A’ Scale or Cabin Crew Communities.
The company are seeking £127 million of saving
from Cabin Crew; 2000 redundancies, changes to
work organisation and an end to relationships and
collective agreements that we have held with the
company for many years.
Despite our best collective efforts no agreement
has yet been reached with the company but we
will continue to talk despite their imposition of
change in November 2009.
Proposals have been tabled by Unite that
meet the company 90% of the way, still the
company want 100% of the cake and a little
more.
Your colleagues in cabin crew have voted by 92%
to support a negotiated settlement with an 80%
turnout. Ruled unlawful by a judge, Unite are now
reballoting while continuing to talk but instead of
BA using this time and their best efforts to resolve
issues between us they, they choose to plunge
huge resources into establishing a strike breaking
force. WHY?
They want your job in your area and you will
be showing them that it is excess to requirements!
They want your pension benefits!
They want your Redeployment agreement
and careerlink protections!
They want complete flexibility and operational
freedom, trade unions that accept their ‘right to
manage’, performance pay, few career prospects
and a low cost new workforce!
It suits them right now to develop mistrust and
resentment as they plan their attacks; if successful
at breaking cabin crew how long do you think it
will be before they come for you!
It’s not just about trade union principles,
it’s your own self interest you need to
think about!
Steve Turner Mick Rix
Unite GMBgl