I can not get my head around this
Not just the current BA strike,but all others
BA currently it has cost them £42M or 2800 staff salaries?
They could have left the flights fully crewed without dropping one member of staff (to save money) and be better off?
The same with the recent HMRC strike
I find this bit amazing
They have been revealed as call centre staff not picking up 50% of the calls made
The reaction to improve this is to dismiss and not replace 2000 staff?
They have over four years checked what is called face to face interviews and as a result of the past four years have decided to cut 54 offices due to lack of use Yet only last month started a scheme where 20% of applicants now have to attend a face to face interview
Yes if BA said, as of tomorrow there will be one less staff on each flight
(that would save money) but to lose £42m( 2800 staffs annual income) becomes a nonsence, indeed they could have increased the staffing by one for years
I have posted legal information on another forum and as such remain Neutral
On the other hand IF I do not get to my destination shortly I stand to lose £7k as a no show own fault all lost (I saved for years for this I do not have the time nor the money left to change it ) OK I could borrow money to change travel arrangment and save the loss, Then I am in debt which I would not be able to pay
(Reasons, I have saved for my retirement cruise of a lifetime, paid in full and too late to cancel, now with a state pension would not be able to afford to pay back a loan for alternate travel arrangements even if I COULD get a loan, work fifty years and lose all :-(
Jack McH