At least we now know. Call the strike, lose the fight and get back to work.
I have read the 'proposals' by Unite and they are an affront to common as well as business sense. They may sound good when broadcasted to the workers over a megaphone but to an average financial person they sound absolutely ludicrous. The most clear example of the absolute stupidity of the BASSA negotiators is this:
We have offered a 2.6% pay cut (in the form of a `loan’) in year 1 of a 3 year deal. This creates a saving of £7.1million for BA and is FULLY REPAYABLE – just like the Flight Crew deal.
Better WW breaks UNITE and the pro-strike community over this than over the 'war of the pension fund' that is still coming. I have no more sympathy for the pro-strike BA crew.