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Old 28th Mar 2010, 17:30
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Here is the latest work of fiction from Unite:

16:30, 28 March 2010 - Day two of second strike

Unite estimates that on a normal working day 2100 crew are rostered to work.
During the strike, BA has significantly reduced the number of crew rostered to work.
Up to now, 359 crew have reported for duty. This includes 100 International Cabin Crew, who are not on strike. That leaves BA with 259 crew at work today.
But 331 have declared themselves to be on strike and a further 21 are sick.
So, more than 50% of those rostered to work are on strike.
This is before the numbers of crew who were not rostered and are also backing the strike are taken into consideration.
So BA's claim that most crew are working is another distortion.
Unite believes that today BA is trying to run its service with only around 15% of cabin crew who should be working normally.
Baggage - reports suggest v few bags being loaded onto the BA aircraft all day. Heavy reliance on the wet leased planes to maintain European service.
Reports also indicate that BA flights are leaving empty. They set off for a destination, expected to be a European city, switch planes and return. This is to keep up the pretence of planes taking off and landing as normal.
Most long haul flights are running with 2 fewer crew.
BA: United we stand
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