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Forum: Cabin Crew
14th Apr 2010, 11:59
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

MissM

Miss M




Right. So BA are going to continue to pay people basic wages of up to about £44,000 a year, and just let them all be stuck on the ground doing nothing. Do you really think that BA are...
Forum: Cabin Crew
14th Apr 2010, 11:25
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

BA puts new offer to Unite

Sorry if this has been posted already (couldn't see it myself) but I think it is of interest, especially the note at the bottom about Unite having to call a strike by April 20th.

I wouldn't be...
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st Apr 2010, 23:30
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

Perhaps someone would be kind enough to confirm...

Perhaps someone would be kind enough to confirm some points about the savings?

Earlier, HiFlyer mentioned that the original plan was to take 1 member off to make the savings.

As I understood...
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st Apr 2010, 10:16
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

HiFlyer14 Up until now I have agreed with pretty...

HiFlyer14 Up until now I have agreed with pretty much everything you have said, but I have to take you to task over this.

a) Why no 3% bonus? I don't think BA can treat strikers and non strikers...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Mar 2010, 12:30
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

Yes, sorry, my post wasn't clear, I should have...

Yes, sorry, my post wasn't clear, I should have said "just before the first strike went ahead" rather than "was called", it is my understanding that it is the second offer.

After BASSA rubbished...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Mar 2010, 11:48
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

Latest operational update for Tuesday: ...

Latest operational update for Tuesday:



Oh dear. Looks like Eurofleet have decided they're not going to risk their jobs so the WW CSDs don't have to 'demean' themselves by pushing a trolley...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Mar 2010, 10:52
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

Latest news: Reports that an Amicus/CC89 rep...

Latest news:

Reports that an Amicus/CC89 rep has resigned from the Union and immediately crossed the picket line and returned to work.

Anyone got any more details?
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Mar 2010, 23:59
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

Unite used to be able to have the final say, that...

Unite used to be able to have the final say, that is why in 2007(?) when the cabin crew got within a day or so of striking, someone from unite came in (Woodley?) at the last minute, cut a deal with...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Mar 2010, 23:15
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

Looking at the numbers of crew reporting to work,...

Looking at the numbers of crew reporting to work, I think the strikers are going to be in a minority (EF reporting in the high 70s%).

Even so, for CC worried, there are plenty of reasons why they...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Mar 2010, 22:55
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

Not being funny, but the service staff get when...

Not being funny, but the service staff get when travelling can be anything from brilliant, to down right rude bordering on offensive. I've witnessed the full spectrum.

I wouldn't think twice about...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Mar 2010, 22:52
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

So, your argument seems to be that it is ok for...

So, your argument seems to be that it is ok for the guys on the ramp to have to take massive changes to their Ts&Cs because they were used to outdated ways of working and used to getting all kinds of...
Forum: Cabin Crew
26th Mar 2010, 16:02
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,739
Posted By FlexSRS

At the risk of banging my head against a brick...

At the risk of banging my head against a brick wall here, but why should Mr Walsh put the offer back on the table?

He offered the initial deal to the Union, he reluctantly agreed with the Unite...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Mar 2010, 17:35
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

So now Unite want to risk the jobs of their...

So now Unite want to risk the jobs of their baggage handler members to help make sure the CSD doesn't have to demean themselves by serving pax!

I bet the baggage handlers will be delighted by...
Forum: Cabin Crew
5th Mar 2010, 13:37
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

Newswires now reporting that BASSA have offered...

Newswires now reporting that BASSA have offered BA a 3.4% paycut and a 2 year pay freeze, and have given BA until Tuesday to accept, or they will strike.

Question for cabin crew; Would you rather...
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th Mar 2010, 23:36
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

Unite in last-ditch bid to avert BA strike |...

Unite in last-ditch bid to avert BA strike | Business | guardian.co.uk (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/04/unite-ba-savings-deal)



So, today, BASSA have been scrabbling around...
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th Mar 2010, 09:41
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

What has the reaction to WW's meeting been like...

What has the reaction to WW's meeting been like on CrewForum and BASSA Forum?

From what I have heard, crew in the CRC were still refusing to believe any of the facts, even the 'undisputed'...
Forum: Cabin Crew
3rd Mar 2010, 12:48
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

Or to put it another way; That is the...

Or to put it another way;



That is the whole problem with BASSA and how it has always operated up until now. It is used to creating such a god-almighty fuss that BA managers just give up and...
Forum: Cabin Crew
28th Feb 2010, 17:56
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

I'm just not sure how much longer the BA board is...

I'm just not sure how much longer the BA board is going to be happy to let BASSA drag their heels and allow the forward bookings to be decimated on a daily basis; BASSA have shown no real willingness...
Forum: Cabin Crew
25th Feb 2010, 12:49
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

Because it enables BA to introduce New Fleet...

Because it enables BA to introduce New Fleet without the legacy crew kicking off and striking.

There are 2 main ways of making the savings,

a)Everyone takes a bit of pain, but they all remain...
Forum: Cabin Crew
25th Feb 2010, 12:00
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

I'm not 100% certain, but I think you may have...

I'm not 100% certain, but I think you may have misunderstood (or been misled) this fixed payment.

As I understand it, and am more than happy to be corrected, this fixed payment is to replace...
Forum: Cabin Crew
25th Feb 2010, 10:11
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

BA have always talked about 'Market rate + 10%"...

BA have always talked about 'Market rate + 10%" for New Fleet.

Unless Emirates and Virgin are going to start paying Market rate +20%, I don't imagine there is going to be a rush to leave BA for...
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Feb 2010, 06:57
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

You are totally correct. I only use the term, and...

You are totally correct. I only use the term, and put it in quotation marks because it's a well known crew saying.

The other problem of the same type is the hourly rate. You always hear crew...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st Feb 2010, 22:03
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

I call B.S. I often send Acars messages for...

I call B.S.

I often send Acars messages for crew who want to tell ops they are willing to ignore their industrial limits to keep a high paying trip and a lot of the time they keep them. I have...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th Feb 2010, 18:19
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

To use your turn of phrase, I calmly ask you to...

To use your turn of phrase, I calmly ask you to consider how BASSA could have (and still can if they are quick) Negotiated (yeah, I know they don't like the 'N-word' at BASSA, but stay with me..) a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
12th Feb 2010, 08:44
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

****NEWS**** There is going to be a BA cc...

****NEWS****

There is going to be a BA cc member talking about all this on BBC Radio Five Live, at or just after 10am today. (Probably on iplayer if you miss it)
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Feb 2010, 11:32
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

More likely I would say, is that the time is to...

More likely I would say, is that the time is to give BASSA a chance for a last minute face saving deal with BA before they have to present the inevitable yes vote to the screaming mob at the race...
Forum: Cabin Crew
8th Feb 2010, 23:37
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

Perhaps you could explain the moral logic of...

Perhaps you could explain the moral logic of militant cabin crew who would rather bring the airline down, and cause 30,000 other loyal BA employees to lose their jobs, rather than just work a tiny...
Forum: Cabin Crew
3rd Feb 2010, 20:50
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,059,603
Posted By FlexSRS

Interesting. a) 123-reg.co.uk is a UK...

Interesting.

a) 123-reg.co.uk is a UK company.
b) They charge for their services, so you would have to pay for it. This makes you traceable, not matter what you tell them your name is.
c)...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Jan 2010, 20:05
Replies: 3,879
Views: 578,226
Posted By FlexSRS

Muizenberg, lots of interesting points. ...

Muizenberg, lots of interesting points.



I will just pick you up on this point, and I don't blame you for your misunderstanding, I blame BASSA.

It's a little known fact that before the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Jan 2010, 19:12
Replies: 3,879
Views: 578,226
Posted By FlexSRS

You're quite right, it is management speak....

You're quite right, it is management speak. He/She is quoting from the letter Bill F wrote.

(using some [ quote ] blah [ / quote ] boxes would make it clearer, but they do say "BF said in his...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Jan 2010, 10:09
Replies: 3,879
Views: 578,226
Posted By FlexSRS

Yeah, right! I tell you what, if someone has...

Yeah, right!

I tell you what, if someone has the balls, post it on there, and set a stop watch, and then tell me, to the nearest 30 seconds how long it takes for the Mods to delete it. I reckon it...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Jan 2010, 09:33
Replies: 3,879
Views: 578,226
Posted By FlexSRS

More bull from unite; ...

More bull from unite;

http://www.unitetheunion.com/pdf/020-BASSAFeb2010web.pdf

..and the full judgement from the December injunction BA used to stop the "12 days of Christmas" strike.

BASSA...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Jan 2010, 23:18
Replies: 3,879
Views: 578,226
Posted By FlexSRS

Good for you Slidebustle and BACrewboy; ...

Good for you Slidebustle and BACrewboy;

There are plenty of younger pursers and CSDs about that are only there because when Midfleet was introduced back in the day, they, when maincrew, decided to...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Jan 2010, 22:54
Replies: 3,879
Views: 578,226
Posted By FlexSRS

Boondocker You're not alone in your...

Boondocker

You're not alone in your confusion, BA dismissed the whole cake-and-arse parade masquerading as a solution pretty much instantly.

Bassa accept they need to make permanent cost...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Jan 2010, 15:49
Replies: 3,879
Views: 578,226
Posted By FlexSRS

I'm not sure he is you know. Bill F is saying...

I'm not sure he is you know. Bill F is saying that by going on strike, you are going to cost the company money. BA have always said that the cost of any industrial action will be added to that...
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