markymark - I am BA EF crew..joined in 2007 - I can honestly say that I don't think that anyone who joined after 1997 is overpaid. I work for 21 days a month and take home anything between 1200 - 1700 a month (we don't have the wage stability of a nurse). Add to that the fact that we do not get holiday pay, so, if I were to take 2 weeks holiday in a month, I would take home little more than my basic (799 after tax). Add to that the fact that we do not get sick pay so, if I were to be sick for a week, my pay would be seriously affected.
I don't think you have a balanced understanding of the wage structure for BA crew.
Taking your arguement about the nurse
- why should a project manager in-charge of some abstract project in WTS earn more than a nurse?
- why should a pilot earn more than a nurse?
- why should Willie Walsh himself earn more than a nurse?
Perhaps you should take up yor arguement with the NHS and not BA crew??