MissM wrote:
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Willie Walsh said that BA's cabin crew costs were 31.3% higher than those of QANTAS on the kangaroo routes. Other costs were roughly comparable. He also said that the Australian flights were loss-making.
Look at what's happening with QF crew down in Australia.
They didn't keep up the pace and what has happened? QF has a crew base at LHR and some other ports in Asia and New Zealand and they are taking work for mainline crew. They have also created Jetstar which could almost be compared to WW's idea of New Fleet. If mainline doesn't agree to the changes QF management wants, they just say they will move the route over to Jetstar.
This is known as reality. Every employer is looking to cut costs in a downturn. The way to pretty much guarantee that you lose your job is to go on strike, thus convincing the company that you need to be replaced by cheaper workers ASAP.
On the other hand, if you work with BA to cut costs and provide an on board service which pax see as superior to QANTAS (FF pax see BA as inferior), then you might keep your job.