Get Smart has just posted the text of 'A Report from your Reps' from the BASSA camp, which reveals a little of what is going on behind the scenes. Most interestingly it makes clear that BA's strictures on Reps working within BA premises is causing them difficulties and worse, the Reps themselves are being rostered to fly.
Derostering is not being permitted, as in the past, and it is this that is causing the most disruption among union members. One wonders if the deafening silence from BASSA will lead a few more people to read and listen to what BA are
actually saying? I am not sufficiently familiar with the various organisational structures, but it seemed to me that the missive offered some Rep' emergency mobile numbers for only LHR crews - LGW are on their own?
One paragraph I think, absolutely typified the sort of BASSA statement that has virtually brought about this dispute. The completely baseless, unverifyable yahoo insult to WW that has mesmerised cabin crews and made them listen and believe anything and everything that BASSA tells them and
totally ignore anything that BA says.
Many crew have been asking us if there is any truth in the rumour that the strike breakers will be first on to any New Fleet. Obviously with no meetings this is currently just a rumour. "Honest" Bill is on record as
saying no one will be forced onto New Fleet. With his track record since
arriving as head of IFCE, expect postings in weeks!
Have Bill Francis or Willie Walsh been found (and documented) to have lied or even been 'economical with the truth' when making any announcement or report? Do they have the
slightest evidence anywhere, at any time? If you say that sort of thing to an adoring and largely unquestioning audience, what they think is exactly what you want them to think. Doing this should be actionable, because it causes strikes.
Roger.