Union has been destroyed by British Airways, admits top official - Times Online
Willie Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways, has broken his cabin crew union and will win the dispute, a prominent official conceded yesterday as stewards began a 15-day strike over jobs and working conditions.
The comments, from a member of the nine-strong leadership of the British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA), came as tensions mounted over the handling of the dispute by the cabin crew section’s parent union, Unite.
Tony Woodley was, according to sources close to the leadership, livid with his co-general secretary, Derek Simpson, for posting details of failed negotiations with the BA boss on his Twitter account.