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Forum: Cabin Crew
2nd Apr 2011, 18:44
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,563,438
Posted By Runway vacated

And just how has that "loyalty" manifested...

And just how has that "loyalty" manifested itself?

The fact that (most) of you turn up to work when rostered?

The fact that you have the worst sickness record of any group in the airline?
...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Mar 2011, 22:36
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,563,438
Posted By Runway vacated

BG you are cherry picking small sections of the...

BG you are cherry picking small sections of the proposals that appear to vindicate your willingness to do nothing. Unless they are seen in the overall context of the entire proposals you cannot...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Mar 2011, 11:12
Replies: 1,094
Views: 166,013
Posted By Runway vacated

Mr P, its not the 'scientific' or 'unscientific'...

Mr P, its not the 'scientific' or 'unscientific' bit that worries me, but the independence of that science.

If the potato marketing board produced a 'scientific' report saying that eating chips...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Mar 2011, 10:57
Replies: 1,094
Views: 166,013
Posted By Runway vacated

The proposals are in an extremely long and almost...

The proposals are in an extremely long and almost impenetrable submission by the EASA. It is not easy to give a concise reply to how they differ from a report as there is so much in them, most of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Mar 2011, 10:21
Replies: 1,094
Views: 166,013
Posted By Runway vacated

Mr Pony, you are quite right, a host of eminent...

Mr Pony, you are quite right, a host of eminent experts were consulted. They produced a thing called The Moebus Report, which vindicated much of the existing CAP371 limts on crew fatigue.

The...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Mar 2011, 09:51
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,563,438
Posted By Runway vacated

BG I apologise for casting aspertions on your...

BG I apologise for casting aspertions on your post. I misinterpreted your comments as assuming the pilots would be the only ones affected by these proposals, and so there was a measure of self...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Mar 2011, 08:28
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,563,438
Posted By Runway vacated

Betty girl, despite using this issue to get in a...

Betty girl, despite using this issue to get in a dig at BA pilots, I shall try and explain why you have missed the point...

This is not about NF, WW or EF. This is not about pilots protecting...
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th Mar 2011, 08:40
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,563,438
Posted By Runway vacated

I must say, BG, I think that is an extremely...

I must say, BG, I think that is an extremely naive view of the situation.

Do you honestly think that, in years to come, with our competitors working to the newer, more commercially effective...
Forum: Cabin Crew
13th Jan 2011, 13:48
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,563,438
Posted By Runway vacated

Betty Girl, I think it is a consequence of the...

Betty Girl, I think it is a consequence of the collective bargaining agreement that those outside BASSA have been given the opportunity to go part time.

Those who are still in the union have...
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th Jan 2011, 07:01
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,563,438
Posted By Runway vacated

Ultimately the experience argument is pretty...

Ultimately the experience argument is pretty sterile because the role of a pilot is so different to that of a steward/ess.

In the highly technical piloting profession experience is critical and...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st Dec 2010, 23:21
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,563,438
Posted By Runway vacated

On the subject of 'democracy' - what if there is...

On the subject of 'democracy' - what if there is a majority in favour of strike action, but it is acheived by the votes mainly of part timers? People who work 50% or even 33% have just as much of a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
20th Dec 2010, 20:20
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,563,438
Posted By Runway vacated

Mohito, you really are stretching the definition...

Mohito, you really are stretching the definition of "selective memory"!

Let us just cast our minds back 20 months (yes, it really is that long ago), when BA offered a pay rise and no New Fleet in...
Forum: Cabin Crew
9th Oct 2010, 15:01
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,563,438
Posted By Runway vacated

Erm, yes we do, Miss M, and that is why many of...

Erm, yes we do, Miss M, and that is why many of us were perplexed when BASSA arbitrarily rejected the idea of hourly pay many years ago. It would have "evened out the bumps" caused by high earning...
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st Oct 2010, 20:51
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,089,344
Posted By Runway vacated

Except it hasn't quite worked out like that has...

Except it hasn't quite worked out like that has it, no.15? BA have shown extraordinary patience and have only used the ultimate sanction of dismissal against a few individuals who have engaged in...
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st Oct 2010, 18:25
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,089,344
Posted By Runway vacated

Au contraire, No15, he has identified the nub of...

Au contraire, No15, he has identified the nub of the problem the strikers face. Frankly'da management' don't actually have to do anything right now. They are making massive savings through MF and the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st Oct 2010, 16:45
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,089,344
Posted By Runway vacated

It seems to me that the only reason ST has been...

It seems to me that the only reason ST has been an efective weapon against this particular group of employees is precisely because the strike had such marginal support. If there had been solid...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Sep 2010, 13:48
Replies: 2,279
Views: 342,932
Posted By Runway vacated

. It may be difficult to take seriously,...

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It may be difficult to take seriously, TS, but believe me the phrase is well suited. Those of us within BA have been expected to respect and treat seriously the views of people who are either...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Sep 2010, 12:06
Replies: 2,279
Views: 342,932
Posted By Runway vacated

"A massive industrial dispute, not seen since the...

"A massive industrial dispute, not seen since the 1970's if you believe what you read on here."

Or a hissy fit orchestrated by an incompetent union that has failed miserably to represent the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
13th Jul 2010, 09:56
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,089,344
Posted By Runway vacated

Interest is waning.....

I think this thread is a good barometer of the general mood amongst CC. It is whithering because interest in the so-called strike is dying quickly. Those who have lost ST have begun to realise that...
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th Jul 2010, 10:56
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,089,344
Posted By Runway vacated

WW will indeed use this as a weapon in the...

WW will indeed use this as a weapon in the future. So in the future any union considering industrial action had better make damn sure that it is a very well supported decision. That way the return of...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st Jun 2010, 13:31
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,089,344
Posted By Runway vacated

Where to start?.....

Ok, from the top.

Yes they may have been told they can use ST to get to work, but they were explicitly NOT told it was a contractual right. Because it isn't. Just as I have been told I will be...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st Jun 2010, 10:46
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,089,344
Posted By Runway vacated

Gatbus: "Would you be willing to bet your...

Gatbus:

"Would you be willing to bet your house on the fact the company are legally in the right? I know I wouldn't (even though I hope BA is)."

Luckily I don't have to as I am represented by a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st Jun 2010, 09:24
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,089,344
Posted By Runway vacated

"Commenting, rather than droning. Again, can you...

"Commenting, rather than droning. Again, can you show me where it says you can punish somebody for taking protected industrial action?"

Again, Litebulb, you are missing the point. You are not...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st Jun 2010, 07:54
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,089,344
Posted By Runway vacated

Litebulbs, what you and everyone else droning on...

Litebulbs, what you and everyone else droning on about staff travel are missing is that you are NOT being discriminated against because you went on strike. You are suffering the CONSEQUENCES of going...
Forum: Cabin Crew
8th Jun 2010, 21:01
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

In a nutshell the tribunal judge has identified...

In a nutshell the tribunal judge has identified the root cause of Holley's obsession with WW. Holley thinks he should be sat at the head table with the big boys, not amongst the hoy-polloi he is...
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th Jun 2010, 10:27
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

How will it end?

How indeed?

One of BA's problems is that, having bent over backwards in years gone by to be "super inclusive" and accommodate virtually every kind of employment type they have now made themselves...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th May 2010, 10:43
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

Pornpants, Damn! You beat me to it! Why do...

Pornpants, Damn! You beat me to it!

Why do some people rate their social company so highly? Those who used to socialise before the strike will continue to do so; those who didn't, won't.

I...
Forum: Cabin Crew
27th May 2010, 15:04
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

BASSA dictionary

Meal chucker

To find the meaning of the verb "bullying" in the sense Juan means, you will have to consult the BASSA dictionary:

BULLYING (vb, only ever used by the victim (qv)) doing something...
Forum: Cabin Crew
27th May 2010, 09:55
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

Work a bit harder....?

Even the notion that the cc are being asked to work harder for the same money is open to interpretation...

All BA aircraft are crewed for a 100% passenger load, yet our AVERAGE load factor is in...
Forum: Cabin Crew
13th May 2010, 13:03
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

For once, Juan, I agree with you....CC must have...

For once, Juan, I agree with you....CC must have somewhere they can feel they will be heard and competently represented.
Forum: Cabin Crew
13th May 2010, 10:14
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

The seething fury of all other workers within BA...

The seething fury of all other workers within BA cannot be overstated. No matter what individuals may think of WW they have utterly run out of sympathy or understanding for BASSA. Whether or not the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
12th May 2010, 17:36
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

WWW, how good to see you back here! I am...

WWW, how good to see you back here!

I am glad you restrict your comments to BASSA members - they are, after all, a diminishing number!

Not one of the predictions from the BASSA side of the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
12th May 2010, 13:14
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

This is the most explicit account that WW has yet...

This is the most explicit account that WW has yet published concerning the sort of behaviour he has had to tolerate from BASSA. This may well be significant as it goes a long way to justify whatever...
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th May 2010, 22:14
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

Gatwick will be working as normal, so all flights...

Gatwick will be working as normal, so all flights from there will operate completely as published.

As for Heathrow, last time we managed to get about 75% of our passengers to their destinations....
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th May 2010, 15:01
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,016,599
Posted By Runway vacated

But the question the rest of the employees in BA...

But the question the rest of the employees in BA are asking is

"When will you accept that the dispute is over?"

Will you need to get a text message (or txt msg) from BASSA formally announcing...
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