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Old 13th Feb 2008, 16:19
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The "Unofficial" Cabin Crew Bar Strike!

Hey,

So I have been hearing a lot of noise regarding cabin crew that will NOT be doing any services on the aircraft due to Gate Gourmet making a mess of commision payments, and the management not doing enough to sort the problem out!

Any truth in the rumour? I did hear a comment that Andy said cabin crew shouldn't rely on thier commision, but when it averages around £150 a month ish, it's hard not to!

Anybody spoken to the unions about the issue, and if so, what is there standing on this?!
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Old 14th Feb 2008, 00:09
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That's the first I've ever heard about this rumor, and to be honest, I can't see how the Union in this case could help at all as our contract states quite clearly that we are not actually entitled to any commission, and therefore any commission payment is entirely up to them.

I'm all for things changing for the better. I'm still owed some commission from November, and they owe me 14 days of December, and I need the money badly, but I still think it's wait and see, and hope for the best.

The unofficial strike option might appeal to some people but you will loose your job sooner than you can say 'commission' if you actually do it and get caught.....and the Union won't help you then because any kind of 'unofficial' strike is actually illegal.

I just hope that Gate Gourmet gets it sorted eventually...and then we are all due a massive back pay which will be nice.
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Old 14th Feb 2008, 10:56
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I know, Can you imagine telling a passenger, err, no you can't have a coffee, because I didn't get paid my commision! As a senior, my ass would be severly kicked! so without union backing, i'm gonna sit pretty serving my happy passengers!
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Old 3rd Mar 2008, 20:33
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The "Unofficial" Cabin Crew Bar Strike!

So I have been hearing a lot of noise regarding cabin crew that will NOT be doing any services on the aircraft due to Gate Gourmet making a mess of commision payments, and the management not doing enough to sort the problem out!
Told you so (back in September)...

GG is a good company, but they will face the same problem of managing such a vast volume of flights. Commission is a complicated old beast to manage at the best of times. Onboard computers might help?
I guess only time will tell - methinks interesting times ahead!
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Old 17th Mar 2008, 20:39
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Great!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstor...9520-20353747/


Sorry, if that isn't clear to anybody.....this is an sarcastic 'Great!'.

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Old 18th Mar 2008, 16:45
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I know that working for EasyJet we know slightly different to anyone else reading that story but some of it doesn't add up... I only read some of it and I'm not sure if it's done differently at other bases, but I have never known the food to be served unwrapped... and if we noticed the dates then we wouldn't serve it!! (well I wouldn't!)
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Old 19th Mar 2008, 11:57
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I believe psychopathbabble that the part about the food being served unwrapped is where they are trying to make out that this is a big huge orange cover up.

Nobody on any route will serve bacon bloomers that have been cooked unwrapped in an oven. If we did, the oven would soon be full of fat and grease - then we would have oven fires as the ovens would not be cleaned regularly enough.

Going by the look of the chav (who needs a fecking good hairwash!) who apparantly brought this story to light in the Daily Mirror (wouldn't even wipe my arse with that rag!) he was probably after making a few quid so he can get a few cans of special brew and a packet of fags.

Maybe Mr Chav should stick to getting himself ASBO's and not having his ugly mug thrusted on the world of normal citizens.

PS - Sandwich and pizza sales were way down on my flight yesterday as a result!
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Old 25th Mar 2008, 11:45
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Help / Easyjet Concessions

Hi guys,

I was wondering if anyone could help me. I live in Portugal but work for an airline based out of the UK. I travel back home to Portugal about 4 times a month with Easyjet but the prices are getting so expensive that I cant afford to go back more than twice a month.

Does anyone have a spare concession that they could put me on - I will pay this person extra money for every flight that I do on top of the cost of the concession flight because it would still work out cheaper for me.

If anyone can help me out please PM me...

Thanks xx
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Old 25th Mar 2008, 18:47
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Fred100

I don't think anyone will risk putting you on their staff travel because:

1. Travel concessions are for friends and family

2. Staff can only change them 4 times per year

3. You should be paying the full pax fare as you are non easyJet staff. easyJet crew don't get travel concessions with other airlines.

As has been said to you in one of your other posts for trying to get easyJet travel concessions, you could always join easyJet then you will be entitled to travel concessions with easyJet.
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Old 25th Mar 2008, 20:08
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Yeah Fred100, you can go on mine. If you want I'll pick you up and drop you off at the airport when you need it. Might even do your dry cleaning too!

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Old 26th Mar 2008, 08:09
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Concessions

No probs thought I would ask because some crew members could make up to an additional £100 per month.

I understand that some of you might not even need that money but for doing nothing it isnt a bad deal.

Thanks anyway.
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Old 26th Mar 2008, 16:17
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I understand that some of you might not even need that money but for doing nothing it isnt a bad deal.
It will be a bad deal when a crew member is sacked. Passengers pay for tickets at pax prices via easyJet.com. Crew members pay for tickets for friends and family at concession rates via another web site.

Any crew member that sells their concessions at £100 a pop will be thrown out of the airline faster than Alan Sugar can say "You're fired" on The Apprentice!

At a time when the company has issued a profits warning due to rising fuel costs, nobody is going to take money away from the company that it is entitled to (i.e. you are not existing crew, nor are you friends or family of existing crew).

If you want easyJet travel concessions, join the company, if you don't want to join the company don't expect our concessions!
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