Originally Posted by
hellsbrink
It's clear that one side blinked when they were trying to bluff, and it wasn't BA.
Now, please read everything that has been posted here and in the CC forum, then you will see that there was no negotiation from one side, despite all the offers and reassurances BA gave. And remember that this went as far as BA granting an extention to the strike mandate, and allowing them to consider an offer (with the provision that no dates for IA were announced) which was withdrawn after the union announced the strike dates almost immediately!! BA are right to stand their ground on this now, the union had no intention of actually "negotiating".
Fine...Believe as you wish, it means little to me. Nothing is clear. Certainly nothing is clear from the postings on this site.
The offer you refer to was worse than the original offer, so there was no way it was going to work, BA knew that.
Argue all you like, ACAS were there to help and BA wouldn't play ball. Then WW made up a story about Unite not turning up to a meeting. The meeting was
never arranged.
It would be easy for them to resume talks with ACAS based on putting the original offer on the table. They don't want to do that. Fine I have no problem with that, it's WW's choice. However, in doing that, it's no good whining that the other side are not playing ball.
Good luck to all, whichever truth you support....