Some crew have no idea what they are getting themselves into.
1. Some crew still thinking the ballot is about sending a message to management - to resume negotiations.
2. Some crew are scaring other crew by saying that they need to look at the bigger picture when voting - the ballot is about IMPOSITION only - nothing else.
3. What exactly will they gain from a strike? The savings won't go away - they still need to be done - and they will be a lot higher after a strike - all related costs will be added to the £142 million which IFCE needs to save - has BASSA said anything about this? Of course not.
4. Why didn't BA accept BASSA's proposal which was worth £52 million? Because it was not enough and claiming that BA's losses were £50 million less than estimated which would have almost done their savings doesn't work - why can't some crew understand that?
A strike will only have a negative outcome - nothing else. Think about the possibility of shorter time downroute and at base, New Fleet being set up and destinations moved over without MTP and that's when you will suffer financially - in one year these militant crew members will be wishing that they had accepted working a bit harder with one less crew member.