PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - BA Strike - Your Thoughts & Questions III
Old 18th Jan 2011, 22:53
  #1555 (permalink)  
Dawdler
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Rugby
Posts: 883
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Chaos

On the CC forum there is an interesting video about a strike weapon used by Alaska Airways flight attendants. Basically wildcat strikes. The question is asked could BASSA adopt similar methods with BA.

As I see it there are several fundamental differences. In the example it was the company refusing to negotiate, Unannounced wild cat strikes were declared legal in the US courts. Alaska Airways were apparently initially trying to cut pay and benefits of their employees, All seem to be reciprocals of the situation in the UK.

It does however show the power of mass protest and indeed it only required twelve individuals to actually go on strike. It was interesting that the action succeeded in almost doubling the salary levels and almost bankrupting the company. The resulting settlement was based on adopting wholesale the contracts of another completely separate company, which paid more than Alaska Airways.

Who knows what would be the effect of such action if BASSA tried it in this dispute? But it founders on the premise that in Alaska, the employees seemed to have a good case ..... Another difference perhaps?
Dawdler is offline