Originally Posted by
hellsbrink
And why should they now put the original offer back on the table after BASSA/UNITE REJECTED IT!!!
You see, that's the bottom line. Decent offers regarding pay and conditions were made, but the union REFUSED to negotiate regarding these deals and rejected them without even offering THEIR OWN MEMBERS a chance to vote on the proposals that would directy affect them. Instead assorted lies and fog were thrown around to muddy the waters.. Now give one good reason why BA should now, effectively, beg the unions to come back to the table with an offer they rejected, with conditions attached by the union, etc after the idiotic performance of the union in all of this and the extra costs incurred due to this ridiculous action which seems to have been an attempt to protect the mollycoddled status of a minority of staff?
Oh dear! I know we are never going to agree. I'll not change your mind and I don't have that intent. I do think though that you have been taken in by BA not giving out true facts around the negotiations. Your problem is that you think they are incapable of lying.
I did inform you that the Union had agreed, with ACAS, to carry on negotiations and not strike if the original offer was placed on the table. You decided to believe different, fine.
You should also learn that not recommending something is not the same as rejecting.
Are we going to have any effect on here....Answer no, don't be so naive, To be honest the whole debate is now becoming very tedious due to the inaccuracies and falsehoods the majority have to work with....This is from both sides by the way, but that is the symptom of carrying out negotiations in the media. Something both sides should (but won't) ensure happens..