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Originally Posted by Ash W
The media over here are saying the strike is really all about getting Brown and the whole of New Labour out of government. The unions in particular have never like the direction that New Labour has taken and want a return to the grass roots of Labour. Pretty short minded, as no one in their right mind would vote an old Labour (union run) government back into power.
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Not quite -the Unite union provides untold sums of money to the Labour Govt, they have absolutely no interest in them losing power.
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Originally Posted by Owen H
And if you listen to the union, they were quite reasonable and willing to negotiate too  .
What both parties say in public and both say around the table will be two different things, and I'll bet the truth is somewhere in the middle. |
Thats what they tell the media - from day one they have talked about striking with no interest on saving the airline. Their actions heighten the need for job cuts, not save them.
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Originally Posted by Robert S
I also interpret the cutting of perks as simply a tool in the current situation - it will maximise the number of cabin crew who cross the picket line. It isn't hard to envisage that they will end up being restored in some future agreement with the union, assuming they ever regrow their brains.
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The staff concession will not be reinstated - its a privilege, not a right and BA was right to withdraw it. Thats seats that can be sold at full price rather than subsidize disgruntled employees.
Like it or not, the changes BA is making does not affect existing staff and the measures being taken are to save the airline from collapsing under its debts and pension obligations.
The unions have made that task harder and have no understanding of the basic concept that these strikes costs money that BA simply doesnt have - and BA is at risk of bankruptcy and no Govt will step in to save them. Any business that spends more money than it earns will go out of business.
The quicker BA management get rid of the union staff, employ flexible agency staff like Ryanair who have no legal right to complain or strike, the better BA can be at providing consistent service.
The marketplace has changed and the union leadership is too retarded to understand that what they are doing is jeopardising jobs and they deserve to be jettisoned
