This made me smile!!
The TUC, which is chairing the meetings, has set the deadline for the "close of play" on Tuesday 9 March.
Since when has BASSA/UNITE paid the slightest bit of attention to a negotiating deadline... 30th June 2009??!?!
The deadline is only becasue the strike mandate runs out a few days later.
If I was a BA negotiator, i'd be chuckling and checking on my spell checker how to spell NO!
Obviously, if BASSA has offered a 3.4% pay cut, this is becasue the members have voted to agree to this, isn't it??
CB