Originally Posted by
Colonel White
Under Unite's constitution it can force the merger of branches. There was a comment in the CC89 recent posts on the UniteBA site that suggested that this had been mentioned in recent meetings. I think that it may have been pushed through. It makes life a bit easier for Unite in that there is only one branch to try and deal with - BASSA. The meberhip don't have a say in this at all. It just has to be agreed at Regional or Excutive council level. Net result is likely to be that the remaining CC89 members jump ship, but that is no skin off Tony Woodley's nose.
This is very interesting as it is not quite that simple.
CC89 merged with the AEEU in much the same way that the TGWU has merged with Amicus to form Unite.
A much smaller merger but a merger non the less. Amicus/CC89 is just the BA branch of CC89 which also represents Virgin, BMI, Monarch and dozens of other airlines.
They form part of what is known as the FPA (Federation of Professional Associations) which is a separate organisation within the Amicus part of Unite.
Unite would like to get rid of it but it is not that simple.
Merging CC89 and BASSA could lead to a legal case if it was done without the consent of the members of CC89.
The current reps in Amicus/CC89 have not got the knowledge or the skills to do this or, indeed, to resist it.
Good old Lenny; will steamroller them if he is elected as 'Grand Poo Pah' of Unite though.
So lets wait and see
