So, this is what BASSA choose to publish to get their desired result:
No mention of what the strike might be able to achieve or how, given UNITE reps have already stated the latest offer was 'the best available in the current climate'.
No mention of how they intend to de-link this ballot from the last strikes in order to keep the strikers legally protected.
Re-hashing the tired old argument about fuel hedging. Extra bonus point to anyone from BASSA who can explain clearly what fuel hedging actually is, how it works and what BA use it for. Go on, try and explain it rather than just repeating the 'we lost money one year' line.
Admitting (finally) that the strategy all along has been 'keep saying NO until the figures get better, than shout loudly about how cost savings are not needed any more'.
Peddling the myth that BA has an anti union agenda and that IR in BA is at an all time low. No, that's just BASSA. Other parts of the airline are still able to get positive results on areas of concern by engaging and negotiating.
Trying to make their members believe that everyone in BA feels like they do. We don't. The vast majority of BA employees are on the side of the management, not the cabin crew. (VCC anyone?)
Re-hashing the myth that this is about forcing crew onto inferior terms and conditions. Really? I thought they'd been offered a pay rise, unlike most departments.
Well done BASSA, well argued and not at all emotive ill-informed drivel.
