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Forum: Cabin Crew
27th Feb 2011, 10:29
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,560,599
Posted By flybymerchant

Bettygirl, you wrote.... ....just to throw...

Bettygirl, you wrote....

....just to throw my tuppence on the pile, I very much would doubt it.

It doesn't take a genius to recognise Drunken Wally's puerile writing style. Someone claiming...
Forum: Cabin Crew
25th Feb 2011, 19:09
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,560,599
Posted By flybymerchant

Wink Fight on brother!

PC767 wrote.......tee hee!! Genius!:ok:

Yes.....I hear they're talking about FORCING us to take a bonus.....oppressive bstards!:{

Representatives elected and paid good money on top of their BA...
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Feb 2011, 00:57
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,560,599
Posted By flybymerchant

Is it normal practice to take money from the...

Is it normal practice to take money from the company you work for AND from your fellow workers?

Do the other employee group reps within BA do so?
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Feb 2011, 00:08
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,560,599
Posted By flybymerchant

I don't recall asking BA for anything....

Sorry Syndicate 9, but please can you explain what you posted here?

Your quote below very much gives the impression that you are telling us that British Airways has spent MONEY on a 'whole new...
Forum: Cabin Crew
14th Feb 2011, 10:38
Replies: 4,259
Views: 1,560,599
Posted By flybymerchant

Drunken Wally

The reason BASSA are now 'planning' to carry out lots of fake ballots, (maybe to be followed by a really hard-hitting leaflet campaign and some fairly loud whispering) is something that has been...
Forum: Cabin Crew
9th Jun 2010, 14:59
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Hi Eddy....

When you said....

Did you mean because less than 10% of pilots (yes around 300) volunteered and that the pilot union chose to remain 100% neutral, even whilst getting sh!t slung at it by bassa,...
Forum: Cabin Crew
9th Jun 2010, 11:33
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Tiramisu.... sorry, for clarification, when...

Tiramisu....

sorry, for clarification, when I said that in my opinion 14th June would bring a new contract with it, I didn't mean the New Fleet new contract, which I think Unite have declined to...
Forum: Cabin Crew
8th Jun 2010, 22:16
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Reality check guys....

Juan Odeboyse.....

and Watersidewonker.....


Come on boys, keep up!

The British High Court ruled unequivocally that the 'imposition' by British Airways was not only necessary due to its...
Forum: Cabin Crew
28th May 2010, 00:19
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Am I right in thinking that for BA to change...

Am I right in thinking that for BA to change contracts it has to be for ALL cabin crew?

If so, that will be an incredibly unpopular way of resolving this deadlock, but nonetheless one option that...
Forum: Cabin Crew
28th May 2010, 00:06
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

As I understand it the new ballot needs to be...

As I understand it the new ballot needs to be unrelated to the original one if it's to extend the 12 weeks protection, so surely, reinstatement of staff travel and IA-related disciplinaries is too...
Forum: Cabin Crew
27th May 2010, 23:38
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Sorry to keep insisting on accuracy but....

Tenko/DH.....

you say you have been employed as BA Cabin Crew at LHR for 16 years.

Would it be fair to say that you are therefore 'old contract'? Forgive me if I've got it wrong, but aren't...
Forum: Cabin Crew
24th May 2010, 08:57
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

and Juan

Shouldn't that be, "We have FINALLY accepted the need to save costs as a community, after ignoring the company deadline and sticking our fingers in our ears for over a year when BA was bleeding...
Forum: Cabin Crew
24th May 2010, 08:41
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Juan

Juan....why do you pretend not to remember the damning report & the damning result of the court case between BA and BASSA over EXACTLY WHAT YOU CLAIM TO BE FIGHTING OVER?!?!?!!!!!

The British...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st May 2010, 20:14
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

I take it as you are so accurate with the pennies...

I take it as you are so accurate with the pennies that this is after tax? I think it is....so therefore over £40,000 as 100%, which you and I know isn't anywhere near 100% as a normal job (40 hour...
Forum: Cabin Crew
20th May 2010, 11:08
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

flying_chick

The law only protects you for 12 weeks....any subsequent ballot that is related to the first does NOT extend the 12 weeks. Therefore I think I'm right in saying that anyone out on strike in about 3...
Forum: Cabin Crew
20th May 2010, 10:26
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Juan... I remember nothing of the sort. ...

Juan...


I remember nothing of the sort. What I do remember is that BASSA offered pay-cuts that the membership did not want, were not consulted on & certainly didn't vote for.

They also...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th May 2010, 20:50
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Am I the only one that's laughing myself silly at...

Am I the only one that's laughing myself silly at seeing one of the reasons to stay with BASSA as their legaleagleness?!?!!

Oh, I think a bit of wee came out!!!:D
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th May 2010, 17:15
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

The only facts that dave needs are that most...

The only facts that dave needs are that most people lost money by volunteering, and unlike some parts of the company who only ever do things for extra payments the main reason that people volunteered...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th May 2010, 12:54
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Don't you oppress me!!

Don't bring logic into this Swalesboy!

Logic has no place in the hijackers' demands. This is about something much more important - we don't know for sure what that is, but rest assured that the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th May 2010, 12:37
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Ottergirl Willie Walsh cannot be seen to...

Ottergirl


Willie Walsh cannot be seen to be giving into demands from (commercial) terrorists. He said it would happen, why the surprise?

Previous strikers were not warned that they would...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th May 2010, 12:32
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

I agree that we should all belong to a union and...

I agree that we should all belong to a union and I haven't seen any evidence that BA want it any other way. Fair and sensible union representation has a well-deserved position in the modern world,...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th May 2010, 12:20
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

I see no problem with this - isn't that how life...

I see no problem with this - isn't that how life works ,from the playground onwards?.....he did what he said he would. He gave fair warning.

The only problem I can see is that BASSA 'promised' cc...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th May 2010, 12:11
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Ottergirl...

you wrote that...


'Negotiating arsenal'?! Give us a break...you know as well as I do that the union did NOT attempt to negotiate with BA.

I put it to you that striking is the ONLY tool in...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th May 2010, 11:00
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Ozzie, you wrote....

Walsh is very definitely NOT part of the problem. At least that's how the City, the Shareholders, the Board, the Press, the rest of BA's employees, the majority of BA Cabin Crew and what few...
Forum: Cabin Crew
18th May 2010, 08:03
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Litebulbs

Dismissals are now available to BA, if they choose, for all crew who took part in unprotected industrial action (about 2000)

I don't think Willie's ready to go down that route yet- far more...
Forum: Cabin Crew
17th May 2010, 22:15
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Eddy, Eddy, Eddy....

If she really cared about cabin crew wouldn't she have spent more effort leading them wisely, honestly and honourably in these uncertain times?.....instead of presiding over a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
17th May 2010, 21:14
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Was this 'technicality' more or less of a...

Was this 'technicality' more or less of a 'technicality' than when the head of BASSA openly and idiotically encouraged cabin crew on an internet forum to return illegal ballot papers, which is what...
Forum: Cabin Crew
17th May 2010, 21:00
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Appeal

Always somebody else's fault!!!! Incredible that even Her Majesty's Judiciary System is ganging up on poor old BASSA!!!

'Can they do that?! Can we strike on them?! Red crayons and funny name...
Forum: Cabin Crew
17th May 2010, 10:25
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Ottergirl...

Persuasion has failed.

So has delicately tip-toeing around the issues for fear of upsetting people's sensibilities.

We're all adults here, and the bullying, the lies and the potential...
Forum: Cabin Crew
17th May 2010, 07:27
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

How many BASSA reps are off, ahem..... "sick"?

Does anyone have the figures? Last we heard I think it was 52 out of 55 BASSA reps of sick, is that accurate or verifiable?

I went to the last court case and saw the usual group of La-La Malone's...
Forum: Cabin Crew
15th May 2010, 19:54
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Sorry, I think my point was that therein lies...

Sorry, I think my point was that therein lies lots of the unfairness in the current system....people should by all means be paid that little bit extra each year than the previous based on...
Forum: Cabin Crew
15th May 2010, 14:10
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

"Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely"

Do other Cabin Crew feel that 'it averages out', or is it true that it's the same old faces in the same old places?

Even if it's only a 'myth' that the same people get to go to Narita sometimes...
Forum: Cabin Crew
15th May 2010, 13:17
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

Eddy, surely the very fact that many cabin crew...

Eddy, surely the very fact that many cabin crew feel they don't get their fair share of the lucrative trips, together with the accusation that the union reps mainy seem to go to the best paid...
Forum: Cabin Crew
14th May 2010, 22:44
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

5 weeks training for cc is absolute guff The...

5 weeks training for cc is absolute guff

The legal minimum is nearer 1 week and obviously crew recruited from other airlines direct (Ryanair, easyjet etc etc) or from airlines that have made MANY...
Forum: Cabin Crew
14th May 2010, 22:24
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,013,281
Posted By flybymerchant

There are not 5000+ strikers, as someone...

There are not 5000+ strikers, as someone suggested....there may be (unverified as unofficial ballot and possibly unfair as not anonymous) 5000 no-voters, but we all know that only actually equates to...
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