If BA is so desperate to save money, how is it that it can find money to train people to do extra jobs, ie CC, then can use staff from offices to call 1000īs of people to inform them of flight changes.
Because they borrowed a large sum of money to fund the airline in the event of a strike (or, in other words, they saw it coming).
Then the BIG one, how can they justify chartering 23 a/c (some with crew) just to break a strike?
Because if they don't cabin crew are going to continue to suck the life out of the airline with unreasonable pay demands and archaic industrial agreements that stop BA competing with its rivals.
The unions are also head in sands, they want to stay in power by flexing muscles. But I agree negotiation is the only way forward. Which side union/management is refusing or lying?
BASSA are refusing. They always have refused, threatening a strike is always their preferred approach to industrial negotiations.
If this employee is telling the truth, (why wouldnīt she?), it does actually seem to be bullying and intimidation from both sides.
BA are merely stating facts. IF you strike, you WILL lose your staff travel. You WILL NOT be paid. etc.
BASSA, on the other hand, threaten to make life a misery for anyone who doesn't play it their way.
They are a cancer on the airline and need to be surgically removed if it is to survive.