Bettygirl, I'm really sorry to tell you but some of your fears are true. Whenever a group behaves badly be they football supporters, youths, nations (think Germans in the war or North Korea) then the public perception is of the worst aspects.
Any bad group will have moderates or people opposed but the overall group image is what counts.
During the worst trading spell in recent history the cabin crew as a group refused to negotiate, refused to make cuts, had a hissy fit and then went on strike! (While everyone else pulled together and made cuts)
Prior to that was a refusal to hand out hot towels and the massive inflexibility of the snow disruption.
Was that your fault Bettygirl?
No doubt it wasn't, but the union and it's followers are responsible.
The rest of the airline and the world now see crew as spoilt and selfish.
Sad fact but true.
New fleet is seen as a breath of fresh air and the only potential end to all this, sadly given the latest union u-turn I think it's probably true.
It would take a wholesale change of attitude from current crew and unions before things can start to change.
Do you see that happening anytime soon?
If crew/unions had acted responsibily to start with or at least at some point during the last year we wouldn't be in this situation.
The bottom line is that the crew community is split, demotivated, bitter and vilified. No other work group is like that so does that point to BA or BASSA as being the cause?
Last edited by plodding along; 12th Nov 2010 at 11:41.