BA Unofficial Strike ( Merged)
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Sack 'em!
As far as I am aware, BA do not operate Tornadoes or Harriers so they do not have any 'canopies'; surely you mean canapés old boy/girl (Fly747)? Alas none of those are present either...
The staff that have engaged in unofficial, & therefore illegal, strike action should be disciplined severely, or better still, the overpaid workshy drivers (et al.) should be given the sack.
It is time that BA was given the opportunity to update their outdated working practices.
I wish them the best of luck!
The staff that have engaged in unofficial, & therefore illegal, strike action should be disciplined severely, or better still, the overpaid workshy drivers (et al.) should be given the sack.
It is time that BA was given the opportunity to update their outdated working practices.
I wish them the best of luck!
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Yeah, thought of that, but insuffient galley space for double- catering. At least the return flights go out fully catered.
Used to run an internal business unit that increased contract business by 400% over six years. Only had to increase staff by 6 % to do this. You get business you increase required staff and facility/equipment if required. You lose business you do the opposite keeping in mind you have to balance expenditures with revenues. Hey, business is not rocket surgery, it's mostly common sense.
Does GG have a no layoff contract provision? Sounds like a badly managed company and BA should have had a decent back-up plan- illegal secondary strikes excepted.
Used to run an internal business unit that increased contract business by 400% over six years. Only had to increase staff by 6 % to do this. You get business you increase required staff and facility/equipment if required. You lose business you do the opposite keeping in mind you have to balance expenditures with revenues. Hey, business is not rocket surgery, it's mostly common sense.
Does GG have a no layoff contract provision? Sounds like a badly managed company and BA should have had a decent back-up plan- illegal secondary strikes excepted.
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My understanding of events yesterday was that staff within GG who have been issued with redundancy notices for the future, found out that GG were replacing those laid off with seasonal/temporary staff. Needless to say those staff members were annoyed and held an inpromptu meeting in the canteen.
Management decided not only to sack them, but kept them locked in the canteen without access to the loos. Staff were escorted out eventually by contract security staff hired in on the day by GG. The union suspects that this move was pre planned by GG.
I can understand redundancies amongst permanent staff due to re-structuring, but it would hack me off to find that my job had gone to a seasonal/temp worker!
Somewhere between my account and that being reported by GG lies the truth?
Management decided not only to sack them, but kept them locked in the canteen without access to the loos. Staff were escorted out eventually by contract security staff hired in on the day by GG. The union suspects that this move was pre planned by GG.
I can understand redundancies amongst permanent staff due to re-structuring, but it would hack me off to find that my job had gone to a seasonal/temp worker!
Somewhere between my account and that being reported by GG lies the truth?
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Imaterial now.....all flts cancelled up to the 20.35 dept to Cape Town.
No checked bags available till tomorrow.
Guess there are a couple of thousand people here who will never book BA again...regardless of who is responsible.
No checked bags available till tomorrow.
Guess there are a couple of thousand people here who will never book BA again...regardless of who is responsible.
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Guess there are a couple of thousand people here who will never book BA again...regardless of who is responsible.
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An ideal time for Willy Walsh to bring the axe on the workers that hold BA to ransom. Pay rises for the next few years down the tube. Suprised the cabin crew arnt on strike because they dont know what to do with all the free time during the flight.
you know how to stich yourselves up.
you know how to stich yourselves up.
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Sack all the baggage handlers and other BA staff that have walked out in sympathy then put the work out to tender. Its about time BA took a grasp of heathrows highly unionised work force and modernised it.
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By treating their staff as filth Gate Gourmet has bitten off more than they can chew as airport workers unite. Hope the management team get a sleepless night and reflect on what they did.
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LTNman , couldn't have put it better myself.
All those shouts of "sack the lot of 'em" come from people who really don't understand what is happening to the low paid workers at the airport and the country in general.
At least they have the guts to stand up, GG management should be ashamed for such low handed tactics. BA are no better and have been pulling similar stunts for years on the back on 9/11 - the straw is finally breaking the camels back
All those shouts of "sack the lot of 'em" come from people who really don't understand what is happening to the low paid workers at the airport and the country in general.
At least they have the guts to stand up, GG management should be ashamed for such low handed tactics. BA are no better and have been pulling similar stunts for years on the back on 9/11 - the straw is finally breaking the camels back
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By treating their staff as filth Gate Gourmet has bitten off more than they can chew as airport workers unite. Hope the management team get a sleepless night and reflect on what they did.
The worst part is - it's not even BA staff who are affected !! Where next - some company that supplies widgets to BA treated its staff badly? Down Tools!
Bet the same staff walking out didn't forget to take their recent BA bonus or their pay rise they were awarded last year did you?
And where's the union condemning the action? Nowhere of of course: because they know that come T5 their outdated and tired working practices are going to be out the door.
Roll on OLCI and SSCI.
Just as I thought BA was getting somewhere.
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What has a dispute within GG got to do with BA staff going out on strike? None at all, pax have been happy to go without inflight catering for most of the day and now baggage handlers and bus drivers have grounded the airline.
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Feel sorry for GG staff
In response to posts from Fargoo and LTNman. I have the utmost sympathy for the Gate Gourmet staff and their treatment at the hands of their 'leaders'.
However, I have no sympathy for the BA baggage handlers and bus drivers. What they are doing is immoral and illegal, a sympathy strike is just a kick in the guts for the BA passengers. BA have no control over GG (they are an independent company) and so their action is merely counterproductive.
BA management have been trying to modernise their staff working practices in line with other organisations for many years. They have not been badly treated, they are virtually untouchable because of the TGWU. The work to salary ratio of the average BA LHR bus driver is incredibly low. They should compare themeselves to London Transport bus drivers who every day face the threat of violence for much less money.
So, yes many airport staff work very hard for very little. However, the BA ground staff have some of the best but inefficient working practices in the industry.
However, I have no sympathy for the BA baggage handlers and bus drivers. What they are doing is immoral and illegal, a sympathy strike is just a kick in the guts for the BA passengers. BA have no control over GG (they are an independent company) and so their action is merely counterproductive.
BA management have been trying to modernise their staff working practices in line with other organisations for many years. They have not been badly treated, they are virtually untouchable because of the TGWU. The work to salary ratio of the average BA LHR bus driver is incredibly low. They should compare themeselves to London Transport bus drivers who every day face the threat of violence for much less money.
So, yes many airport staff work very hard for very little. However, the BA ground staff have some of the best but inefficient working practices in the industry.
The work to salary ratio of the average BA LHR bus driver is incredibly low. They should compare themeselves to London Transport bus drivers who every day face the threat of violence for much less money.
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BA Pilots to help break strike...
BA have phoned a number of pilots and requested that they come in as volunteers to help break the strikers. A few I have spoken to jumped at the chance and see this as a great opportunity to break the groundstaff unions powerbase.
Fingers crossed that BA sack every last one of the strikers and that this is the beginning if the end of the goundstaff abuse of powerbase.
Fingers crossed that BA sack every last one of the strikers and that this is the beginning if the end of the goundstaff abuse of powerbase.
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I don't see how pilots can help break the strike as it's all groundstaff as far as i'm aware (i.e. tug drivers, bus drivers and baggage handlers)
I wouldn't have thought pilots would be qualified to push back aircraft?!?
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I wouldn't have thought pilots would be qualified to push back aircraft?!?
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