BA Shareholder: I agree it is a separate issue to an extent. However it is being used to cause trouble and will backfire massively. The proposed baggage handlers ballot is not about cost savings. BA sent the BHs a preference form to do with rostering. Failure to return the form was interpreted as expressing no preference. Suddenly Unite object to this interpretation (even though they have not done so for the months that this was proposed). BA will not be bothered about this. Aviance/Servisair will be on standby as we already have major contracts with them. If it could not be put in place in time they will simply tell business travellers to take carry on luggage for a short while. The baggage handlers are being used as pawns to get a CSD moved from pushing a trolley and back into the office. They will see through this very quickly. Think UNITE/BASSA just scored another own goal here and alienated more of their members