British Airways - CC Industrial Relations Mk VI

[HiFlyer14]

Dave:

Those proposals were superceded on 6 Oct when we got the email telling us that the following was to be imposed, effective 16 Nov:

Change in crew complements (effectively 1 crew member off WW and EF, with WW CSDs becoming part of the service)
2 year pay freeze
New Fleet (seperate fleet for new recruits under new T&Cs)


Litebulbs:

Why on earth should BA have to effectively downgrade the service just to appease Unite? We are working "marginally" harder, and the majority of crew are now beginning to realise that it is a small sacrifice to make in order to keep our jobs, and current pay. In fact, it is no sacrifice at all - LGW crew have been doing it for a few years now - and 70% of them have volunteered to work during the strike. What does that tell you?

The PCCC would have negotiated a deal that was win-win for everyone and would not affect the customers in any way. The lack of respect for the customers' needs that you have outlined is precisely the reason why we need to move forward in BA and find a better, more productive way of conducting employee relations. One in which the customer, the company and the employee are kept in balance and one is not marginalised for the benefit of the other. That is precisely what the Professional Cabin Crew Council is determined to do.

I am BA cabin crew and the above represents my own viewpoint and not that of BA.