Music to my ears...
Land ASAP, if only we could convince more people!
I don't think that merging of the seniority list will happen as there will be too many problems (ie what has gone before etc) but I would love to see more of us support a joining of the lists.
Fifty Four - why should a GB pilot join lower on the seniority? Well good question and I agree that if lists are merged there should be no disadvantage to either party - hence my 4 year suggestion. That way both win - ie GB (or XXX company) pilots get the opportunity to go 'up' if they want, but do not loose out to people pushing them into the other seat, or taking the opportunity that someone has their eye on (and has done for many years). It seems the fairest way, given the attitudes in place. OK, GB are profitable and at the moment we are not, but that is not the fault of the pilots. We all know there are management things that need to be sorted and whether you are BA or GB, the day to day work is effectively the same. Turn up, fly safely, socialise (if you can!) then go home.
Jack Point, I can see your point but to be fair, a lot of the BA pilots have actually done that sort of thing in the past, me being one of them (6 sector day anyone??). To categorise us all the same, is as short sighted as saying that anyone non BA is only trying to get into BA. Both are rubbish. Until this silly getting at each other stops, we can only make things worse.
When will BALPA realise that putting pilots of one company into another only stirs the hornets nest? If work really does 'belong' to BA, then campaign to make it BA, all BA and nothing but BA. Don't go half way, or you just end up alienating a different bunch of pilots, who are equally as good, equally as dedicated and equally as upset when they loose thier jobs. GSS could argue that they won the contract, so it is GSS work, GSS work, GSS work. That way the contract writer is in the wrong, not the GSS workforce. What matters is that BA fly BA stuff (entirely) and GSS fly GSS stuff (entirely) without mixing and matching.
Why don't we all work together to make things better for everyone? Like a UNION should.
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