SlideBustle wrote:
There can never be GUARANTEES in the sense ''you are guaranteed a job and salary for life'' - unfortunately BUT when people say they want guarantees I think what they mean is that when BA say ''WE INTEND TO TRANSFER WORK FAIRLY'' - they want them to guarantee that by putting a matrix of routes/and actually state very clearly an exact way they will ensure this... They could then say ''any changes in BAs route network/disposal of routes will be reviewed with UNITE at the TUC at the time'' - this will ensure if say they dropped the HKG route - then they wouldn't have UNITE balloting a strike because they took the HKG route off us - because there was this condition in there. BUT at the same time it ensures that whilst HKG IS a route at BA it won't be unfairly taken off WW and given to MF.
BA says that its intention is to ensure a fair and transparent distribution of routes to all fleets and to deploy new aircraft based on commercial need across existing and new fleets. These are
medium-term objectives. It would be ridiculous for BA to guarantee a limited transfer of routes to MF, which is what many cabin crew are after. No company in the 21st century would tie its hands with such a 1960s type of agreement so beloved by BASSA.
Ultimately,
all routes will be operated by Mixed Fleet. This will take several years, unless you hasten the process by striking.
As I said, you have the luxury of time to sort out your job and career. You are indeed lucky in this respect.