Observations from a pax
Saturday I received both email and Royal Mail, a letter from UNITE the UNION
We appreciate your membership, though our records show you have not paid this current year, Please pay up NOW
I have never been a member of UNITE, I was however a member of AMICUS about TEN years ago When I resigned as I was no longer an engineer and of the totally usless help I got when I once needed them
Amicus were some time later taken over by or amalgameted with UNITE
Now they want my subs (What would that be for ?)
Over on the other place they are up in arms about the safety of flying with vcc,
Well I feel a Qualified Pilot, would have no problem pushing a dolly trolley, and serving me a cuppa, and I am sure that in an emergency they would be well qualified in evacuation procedures, which is a bit unnecessary as most of us would be dead anyway
However I would not feel quite so secure with a trolley dolly covering for the Pilot
Note for Cabin crew, anyone can push a trolley up and down, be polite and serve tea/coffee Anyone fucoffee, and be numerate enough to collect the correct cost and provide the correct change when flogging DF's
You do I agree have to be a brain cell higher than the average CHAV to learn the correct emergency procedures HEY even I managed at 15years old when I joined the Royal Navy as air crew, including as the Junior rate to make tea coffee and Jacobs cream crackers with cheese triangles for 30 oppos
Hundreds indeed thousands of qualified CC working for £12k for EJ RA and a dozen more airlines would be more than happy for £13k no perks, NOT forgetting our EU A8 National Friends who would do it for £6k
I have just completed six BA flights non strike days Dubai/Heathrow/Edin
They were very good, though the stress of not knowing if I was going to actualy meet my cruise ships for a couple of months was unforgivable
I have advised UNITE that I will not be paying my subs as I left the union over ten years ago
Jack McHammocklashing