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Every individual union member has the opportunity to cast a vote in a secret ballot. Every person who can cast a vote knows that they could be "out the door" for 12 days and no more staff travel. That is a huge decision, but it is one that will be made without anybody bullying you - its secret.
If members are so disillusioned with BASSA and Unite, then they should be looking at the PCCC. Unite is a service that you pay for, a bit like a mobile phone company really and if they give bad service then look elsewhere, but do it in an organised manner. Just say 500 Unite members have left since the last ballot. If everyone else who is still a member votes the same, the turnout will be higher and the percentage will be too. But to be effective, the PCCC need to be a union, just to allow its officers the facility to carry out business, with legal backing.
There is one thing that I will say for BA, they are experts at driving a hard bargain. Mr Walsh is not there because he is inept, but his prime driver is the business, as it should be, so just take little steps when you back away from collective strength and enter into the realms of "effective consultation". If you are career BA, then you may not have experienced what this means with regard to changing terms and conditions.
Last edited by Litebulbs; 9th Feb 2010 at 01:22.