Originally Posted by
Yellow Pen
MissM - do you actually know what the facilities agreement is, or how serving notice on it would affect you?
The facilities agreement refers to the Trade Union facilities that BA offers to all TU's.
This would include the offices at T5. The time off for reps. The meetings that reps would have a seat at. The whole administration of the facilities provided for reps to represent members.
It has nothing to do with the agreements or T&C's for crew.
There are certain meetings and facilities required by law Health and Safety being one, the provision of a notice board facility being another.
BA has, in the past, been very good with the facilities afforded to cabin crew unions. First class travel when not entitled on BA business being one of them. TU reps do not form part of the establishment for leave and got what ever they liked, including Christmas off every year if they wanted it. One BASSA rep took 6 weeks holiday in 2009 during the beginning of the talks leading to the dispute. Some reps abused the system of de-roster on a regular basis taking themselves off unpopular trips and rearranging meetings around lucrative ones!
BA surely wont be as generous in the future what ever facilities agreement is in place.