Betty girl
Of course it is complicated. That is exactly why it is so unfair of people to completely blame BA cabin crew for all it's woes. Which is what has been going on on here a lot recently.
I agree. The situation now, as in the past is nothing to do with the unions but all to do with the mgmt.
In years gone by, many unions rightly enabled their members to be better paid than in previous generations. Then, as human beings do, they pushed rather further. Many companies and governments allowed them to push further. Then came the time when they had pushed too far and so the pendulum started to swing back. In some companies it still is.
But, repeating myself, the mgmt of BA that messed it all up are long gone, bonus' paid and out of reach. I hope that some of them are thinking, "Phew, I got away with it." and know that they made a mess of it.
For the record and nay newcomers to this forum, I have never worked in the airline biz and have never held any shares in any airline biz.