I really think the Union is totally detached on what is really happening with BA's finances.
See this perspective from Fleetbuzz Editorial...
http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/03/22/ba-strike/
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On Tuesday March 23 2010, the swathes of British Airways cabin crew that went on strike will return to work only to embark on another set of industrial action this coming weekend for another four days.
After the strikes have been carried out, union members will need to ask themselves just what their walkout achieved.
They’ll be going back to work knowing that the changes that the airline has brought in will still be there, just as they were when they took to the picket lines. One only need look at the IAM union strike at Boeing in the fall of 2008 - even after reaching an agreement, the IAM was greeted with the news that the second 787 production line would not be in Everett. Did the IAM achieve what they set out in terms of job security?
Will the Unite union somehow “win” what it claims it can?
Not bloody likely, many would agree.
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