I am a strong opponent to these BASSA strikes.
It does concern me, however, that apparently again large numbers (even if a minority of all CC) voted for strike action by not accepting the offer.
It must be clear that many are genuinely worried about their future work and/or income.
The question is: Are these CC worried about losing perks they should have always been entitled to (in which case their strikes are acceptable) or are they moving on to the next strike over perks they should never have had in the first place (in an open economy) and which were obtained by over-zealous Unions thinking they were suitable to run companies?
On the CC thread there is now active aggression in the sense of people calling cc staff just waitresses. I hope these comments will NOT be removed by the mods, as they are a clear sign of frustration by either co workers within BA and/or SLF. They clearly form part of the debate, however unpleasant they may be.
Comments are made about CC staff not being a product-critical component of the airline (such as pilots and engineers). It seems to show at least part of this readership is totally fed up with CC's strike actions.
So here we have it..... Some CC fighting for what they feel they are entitled to and other interested parties vilifying them....
It is the state of BA's CC world.
One thing is for sure, whatever the solution is, it had better come quickly as this battle must be killing for the atmosphere within BA and could lead to some of the best (CC) staff leaving to start working in a more positive environment, leaving only the disgruntled behind...
It could well be that WW's drive comes from this need for a rapid resolution either way, in other words that it s about more than just money.