Loosers, Morons and Frenchmen.....?!?
Appreciate that these comments are from certain people who have no idea as to the real reasons why BA terminal staff went on strike. Annualised hours, split shifts, more headcount reduction suggestions through the new ATR computer system proposal, loss of perks, reduced pay, and yes, clocking in and out. Oh, and couple that with a company (management) that is completely against dialogue of any kind with its staff, these examples just scratch the surface as to why these staff are so justifyably unhappy.
That said, totally disagree with the wildcat strike, although rumour has it that the unions had unofficially sanctioned this action. Not that this would have made things any better, but at least the travelling public and the company could have prepared a little better. The action was timed for maximum disruption and it recieved maximum publicity and had maximum effect.
Sincerely hope this reply does not provoke any further abusive anti-BA comments, but merely to point out that there were, and still are, some very serious underlying issues at the worlds (once) favourite.
Paddy - just to let you know, any special needs passengers, including unmins, were of prime concern to the teams that ended up covering the terminal staff.