So we read that DH has determined there is no point undertaking further strike action and also that BASSA is not ready to settle thus his decision is to take the "do nothing" option. Based on his narrow-minded, personal, view of the matter he has it in his head that his nemesis WW is under pressure to settle before taking his promotion to IAG but I cannot see any basis for this whatsoever. WW will take his promotion leaving others who report to him in immediate charge of BA while clearly still having overall responsibility for BA as well as IB in his new role. It simply cannot be in WW's, or any directly reporting successor's, interest to settle with BASSA as any settlement will only last until the next time BASSA chooses to kick-up. BA, and subsequently IAG under WW's leadership, will be seeking a collective bargaining relationship with a union who is prepared to work collaboratively with them rather that adversarially as BASSA currently is. With DH's and other BASSA rep's memberships under question, as they are no longer BA employees, and UNITE's repeatedly expressed frustration in the current BASSA leaders it won't be long before BASSA changes it's leadership for BA to be able to reconsider while also having PCCC as a second option in seeking a collaborative union to work with moving forwards.
I say again that BA have achieved everything they currently require of their CC and if BASSA chooses to take no further action then this will be just fine with them. Further, BA clearly has UNITE's support in quashing any interim wild-cat misdemeanors. The only price is carrying some extra VCC and MF staff overhead for a while but I'm sure this will now start to be bled away as BASSA has clearly shown it has nothing more to call a protected strike over and has all but stated this in public thus showing to BA it has capitulated. Oh, and yes, the ever present unfair dismissal tribunals and claims which are simply an inconvenient but budgeted consequence of any business choosing to employ people in this current age of entitlement.
The fat lady has finally sung and it appears not to be BASSA's tune ..........
Last edited by Phil Rigg; 8th Aug 2010 at 17:36.