Many of the post 97 crew at LHR have felt hard done by and feel the union sold them down the river.This is not just a LGW problem it's been on your doorstep at LHR for years now.
This is a mystery to me. How can anyone feel hard done by when they knew what was on their contract when they signed it?
As a trainer I get to see a lot of new crew and in 97 they were just glad to have a BA uniform. Actually, most of them don't feel particularly aggrieved but wish they had joined earlier.
Regardless, another fleet of people on not only less pay but working to a charter type agreement can not be a desirable way forward from IR perspective. Our IFCE boss has said that 'new fleet' is negotiable if another way can be found to save the required amount and so the pay cut is an attempt to find that saving.