JockMcTavish:
I agree with you, crewing levels are not the main priority for crew anymore, it is time for Unite to stop the demands for crew to come back onboard and finalise an agreement if they can.
Welcome to Pprune Jock!
You have hit the nail on the head, and this is the message that cabin crew absolutely must understand: Unite's insistence on putting crew back on is costing us unnecessarily and is undermining our very future.
We have already lost out; Bonus option / share scheme / Extra Free ticket were offered by BA and refused by Unite in October 09.
Now we are being asked to pay again by giving up language pay / telephone allowance / other variable pay.
And the huge elephant in the room is that putting crew back on:
STARTS NEW FLEET IMMEDIATELY.
And bizarrely, it is our Union, which takes our money, and which is supposed to represent us, that is putting us in this ludicrous position.
I am BA cabin crew and this is my own viewpoint and not that of BA.