A tad overwrought:
An insight to a rep's week in the BASSA office
3 discussions with managers to sort out part time for women returning to work after breast cancer.
14 phone calls to scheduling.
1 attendance at a drugs and alcohol test for a crew member reported by a manager. Crew member breathalysed by police. Result "Negative". Crew member breathalysed by BA's private company. Reading: zero. 5 follow up phone calls to managers to request apologies, lost allowances,explanations.
123 messages to reply to when we are too busy to answer the phone.
1 crew member suspended for alleged staff travel misuse. 4 follow up phone calls.
17 crew members suspended for discussing or reading or being a facebook friend of someone who has discussed the existence of a list of pilots working as crew during the strike.
20 phone calls to managers.
2 meetings.
1 "all reps" strategy meeting.
30 phone calls to the highly distressed crew members concerned some of whom are off sick recovering from a major operation, pregnant and in danger of losing the baby or downroute.
19 phone calls from crew worried that they too will be suspended.
9 overnight phone calls on the emergency phone from crew with situations downroute or checking that they have worked their hours out correctly.
25 discussions with crew members on the strike seeking information and reassurance on why they should vote "yes".
30 queries about the High Court case.
1 meeting with a senior manager to discuss the mismanagement of a crew member given a termination date following sickness due to an accident at work for which BA have admitted liability.
4 conversations with solicitors.
27 attendance meetings booked in.
8 discussions regarding bullying and harassment by pilots or management.
10 discussions with the DOMS.
1 arranging for a bereaved crew member to passenger home.
Seriously, we are speaking of a WEEK here and this dramatic individual is going into hyperdrive over having to schedule things? Any office manager at a relatively active business is going to match this, and then some.
What is it with BASSA and their attitude that just doing enough is so darn hard.
You're working for a Union that has put themselves into a disturbing situation. Members will have questions.
Though I note that there is absolutely no mention of "
Reviewing fake PCCC website with keywords linking it to BA and the PCCC to make sure that pornography is of adequate quality" so for now I'm going to reserve judgement regarding the authenticity of the above missive.
