What's Next
We have now had the big meeting which apparently went exactly as predicted. Based on the physical constraints of the venue attendance was a maximum of + or- 750 and possibly less. Nothing has changed. The only thing that was interesting from what has been reported about the meeting is the proposal to tax each BASSA member an additional 5 lbs per month to subsidize commuters who have lost their ST. This would indicate to me that the loss of ST is causing problems for the BASSA leadership. BASSA leadership want a strike vote. United undoubtedly do not want a strike vote and have the sole authority to call for the vote. It is unclear to me who has the actual authority to set the strike dates and call the strike after a strike is authorized. BASSA seems to be a toothless dog at the moment reduced to only being able to threaten a strike in an attempt to reduce BA’s forward bookings. What are BASSA members now going to do. They have lost wages, lost ST, will not receive salary increases and have no leverage with BA. If members do something that subjects them to termination Mixed Fleet grows faster.