Even the most dyed-in-the-wool, pro-BASSA activist MUST be beginning to wonder what on earth they voted YES to? After a year of "negotiations" the tip top team of arch union negotiators have decided that the interests of their members are best served by giving them a choice of a significant pay cut or going on strike.
GENIUS!!!!
Not forgetting the pay cut their oh-so-competent union ensured they would take after the HMRC fiasco...
Seeing as this proposal from BASSA also entails a return of the "lost" crew member on several services, you have seriously got to question their ability to even recognise what their member's interests are, much less actually represent them with anything approaching competence.
For a start, WW has stated categorically that the new crewing levels are HERE TO STAY. Once again, BASSA are trying to negotiate over something that is simply not up for discussion.
But secondly, even if recruitment were to be opened up again to provide the crew to meet the BASSA demand, what Ts and Cs are they going to be on?
Bonjour New Fleet, whose arrival has been hastened by BASSA.
Like I say, GENIUS!
I'm afraid the CC are in the worst possible lose/lose scenario.