Unite/BASSA/Amicus's Next Move?
The story left off with both BASSA & AMICUS refusing to recommend or submit BA's current offer to their members while Unite (TW) had declared this is as good as its going to get.
AMICUS & BASSA then came up with two different independent statements (not exactly formally structured counter offers) summarising their demands. AMICUS's was far more stringent than BASSA's which, combined with Unite's hard fought over original BA offer, meant that the three entities were at internal dispute over exactly what they wanted.
There was a brief statement to the effect that, in spite of breaking his agreement with BA, TW would take a counter offer back to BA but it is not clear what that counter offer would contain or whether that happened yet.
Unite then held its leadership ballot and is about to make an official announcement of its new GS - Len McCluskey.
A copy of a private congratulatory message purporting to be from DH to LM, which also delivered a curiously worded statement of grovelling with a veiled threat, appeared briefly on the other CC thread but was then deleted.
It was interesting to note that TW was still Unite's political spokesman today in attempting to score points over "Whip Around Gate".
BA's current offer is still on the table despite not being recommended by, or offered to, the Union and its Branch's members and contrary to the agreement bewteen BA & TW.
Over to you Unite/BASSA/AMICUS, your move .........
Last edited by AV Flyer; 24th Nov 2010 at 21:56.