I do hope that people actually READ the proposal for themselves though and make an informed, adult decision on the basis of facts.
Given the track record so far, that is a most unlikely thing to happen, unfortunately. The expected route will just be to blindly follow whatever the BASSA and Unite hierarchy call for. Blind leading the blind!
Just as importantly, Tony Woodley has written, in a letter dated 29th April:
.... any agreement is only as good as the integrity and sincerity of those putting their names to it. By their actions and behaviour throughout the dispute, and continuing to this day, it is impossible to take BA management’s words at their face value.
Whilst many might not agree with his sentiment about BA, what Tony Woodley is saying is that
nothing that BA say can be trusted. That surely must lead to the conclusion that there cannot, and will not be any more negotiating with BA,
in any form, because they cannot be trusted.
So, if a vote (and let us be honest, an online poll is fraught with the possibility of meddling) is made to reject the proposals, then what? Can any BASSA or Unite supporter explain that? Where do you go from here? It is a tacit admission that you have failed and have nowhere else to go! You can't negotiate with BA, because Tony Woodley says they cannot be trusted, in
any from! You're up against the buffers with nowhere to go. So how do you extricate yourselves? It can't be done, can it. It just hastens the demise of those who seem to think they can bend BA's will.
Dangerous thinking - be warned, many will be without jobs at all, never mind jobs they aren't happy with.