Originally Posted by
617sqn
Hiflyer14
If I wanted to be cynical i would say that this was all a game by WW.
He knew that whatever deal he offered, Bassa would reject it.He was able to confidently say no new fleet knowing that Bassa would still say no and not show it to their members.
The deals now on the table are probably what he originally set out to achieve.Bassa has done the deal for him, and Bassa has hastened the arrival of new fleet by demanding crew back.You really couldn't make it up.
Most unions negotiate and the deals get better .Not us.
I am really worried how this will all end.
This is EXACTLY what I think.
I've said from before christmas, he won't mind (too much) us striking, he will have a plan, he will not blink first. A strike would play right into his hands. So far, I'm not too far off the mark.
We could have saved the money the company wanted us to, and carried on being friends at work if it wasn't for this blooming strike.
