Dog eat dog
The "Dog eat dog" environment was created by bassa with their hate campaign against pilots. The long list of lies has created the atmosphere between us and acted as a carrion call for the VCC program.
IFCE like the rest of BA were given a savings target based on the cost savings BA had to agree to in order to borrow enough cash not to go bust.
All other departments achieved this. BA cannot back down as all other departments would want their money back & the banks would therefore want theirs. This is a fight bassa cannot win, the best outcome is to minimise the loss.
The continued inability of bassa to grasp reality does turn other employess against strikers. We need our jobs, strikers seem to think they are untouchable.
Each period of industrial action will inevitably lead to a worse situation for bassa members. Your call.