This dispute is not about money. This dispute is not about more perks. It is about BASSA wanting to control the operation. Now they can't.
SOS - 2 points in response to your post.
a. More "perks" were offered in October last year. Shares, bonus option and one extra free ticket per year were offered in one deal. BASSA did not even put it to the membership, and to this day many crew remain unaware of this last ditch attempt by BA to strike a deal (excuse the pun).
b. If BASSA had negotiated successfully, I believe we could have been in line for better terms. Removing one crew member was a huge saving for BA, and had it been done cleverly, we could have gained something in return. Not least of all, some hard and fast securities surrounding Mixed Fleet which would have gained a lot of trust and stability in our community. Mixed Fleet was off the table at one point and that would have been an excellent time to negotiate hard.
PC767
The PCCC are not hiding. We are actively campaigning to get people to realise that there is a better way to do business with BA. The PCCC is not about the people who run it, it is about the ideaology, it's about changing the mindset of "no, no, no" and it's about doing things professionally in the interests of the crew, the customer and the company. Even if we said who we were, how many people would know us? How many would care? How many can name any/all of the current reps?
We have purposely avoided getting embroiled in the dispute - which would have happened if there had been names attached to it. This isn't personal, it isn't about who said what, it's about what they said.
By doing it this way, BASSA have been unable to attack us. They have made no challenges to our ideas or suggestions, presumably because they can't. They have been unable to make personal attacks, which they would have undoubtedly done. This is about ideas, about business, about change. And because BASSA haven't been able to make it personal, they cannot dispute what we are saying. Their only attack has been to call us managers; you only have to log on to our forum to see clear evidence that we are not. The fact that BASSA have not been able to challenge our ideology indicates to us that they have no argument. That, to us, is success.
We haven't said yes to everything. BA offered to put 184 crew back on. We ran a thread on our forum and most people didn't want 184 crew back on, so we stated this fact on our flyers. Many of our members wrote to BA and said that. Instead we got a pay rise. That, according to our members, was a success.
Most importantly by setting up the PCCC we have made BA aware that many crew do not support BASSA. BA have now made history by making an offer to non-union members. That, to us, is a success.
What success stories can BASSA lay claim to in this dispute?