LD. UNITE have stated that the "substantive" issues have been agreed. It is only Walsh's refusal to fully reinstate Staff Travel that is holding up a deal.
If there is any "red herring", it is Walsh saying that "something else" would be dreamed up by UNITE to prevent a deal. Walsh just cannot give way on anything, he has to score every point as Marc Meryon, of Bircham Dyson Bell stated in an interview on R4's Today. Meryon said that: "he (Walsh) has not left the union any room to manoeuvre".
Walsh is the problem and the sooner he goes, the better. I wonder when his departure is announced, how much BA shares will rise? BP shares aded £2 billion yesterday when Hayward stepped aside.
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