MPN11
How do you know that BASSA has a record of ignoring existing agreements?
As to your three other questions. BA has repeatably ignored agreements. We only have to go back a few years to see another example. BA and BASSA signed a settlement agreement in 2007. Why do you think we were in another dispute with them a year later? Because BA failed to honor it! They have also in the past imposed other practices without negotiations like the W2W system (willing to work) when we had enough rostering issues with the 900 hour regulation.
BA keeps doing this with the purpose to undermine agreements. This answers your two first questions. Why not leave BA? Because I am used to this lifestyle and work with some really good people. It also keeps me out of the UK for almost two weeks every month!
Stelton
Do you think I earn £42.000 a year? Not according to my payslips!
Mariner9
I think it can be difficult to get the confidence back when you have had bad experiences in the past. It won't change overnight but BA to keep their word for once could be a beginning. By this I don't mean what they would do last year if we didn't reach an agreement with them.
I think you will find that most of these "militant" crew are wanting what's best for the company. Nobody wants to stand in BA's way for progress and grow as an airline.