Throughout the last few months I have tried [against my natural inclination] to accept and understand the Union's position in all this. Sadly, that is now firmly at an end.
The Union wish to strike on
what basis, may I ask?
1. "Disciplinary action against those who broke the rules should be dropped"
2. "ST should be restored, even though we were told it would be lost by strikers"
OK - with this sort of "logic" and combative mind-set, WW has no options. Good luck, Mr Walsh, and 'Thank You' to all the BA staff who will do their very best to keep the airline operating.
On a personal level - I lost the trips last month due to ash, but managed to re-book everything at no personal cost [thanks BA, Virgin, Sofitel, JSPCA]. On the re-arranged trip, my first outbound sector is on Day 1 of Strike 1, and my last homebound sector is on Day 5 of Strike 4.
Curiously, I feel vaguely confident that things will be OK - those sectors operated during both the previous waves of IA. And, on the up-side, I will be able to smile at the CC operating my flights without feeling slightly hypocritical.
FLYING BA