We are in the midst of a global recession, BA along with most airlines are losing fortunes on a daily basis. In some neighbouring countries civil employees are being forced to take a pay cut. "Green" (ahem) taxes are threatening the airlines ever more and BA management (maybe ineptly) are trying to ride out the storm with arguably correct fiscal propositions.
So, if you are BA staff, is it a shot in the foot to vote for a strike in the current economic climate? Or is it a shot in both feet and are we about to see the end of BA as we know it along with the strikers jobs.
Discuss.
I know nothing about it really, but I did hear on the radio that BA staff are paid twice as much as Virgin, and Virgin staff are not striking
Dave_Notts
Turkeys voting for Christmas comes to mind.
Perhaps what is just as galling is the the other long-haul carriers upping their prices to take advantage.
It's true Virgin cabin crew get paid between 11K to 15K but with allowances of per annum takes it up to about 20k, comparable to BA's with allowances of
It is the right of any worker to withdraw their labour
It's all academic now, the High Court has ruled the strike illegal.
With the UK unemployment rate at its highest in 13 years you think people would actually be greatful for a job.
I run a small business and time are hard, im sent 50 or so CVs a week.
Would any of you if told you where going to have to take a 30% pay cut (or so I'm informed) not seriously consider strike action ??
yeah but in this case- 30% pay cut = have a job. things continue as is and get paid the full whack= BA goes to the wall and suddenly those jobs might not be there anymore.
simplistic but hey.
If anything sends B.A. to the wall I promise you it will not be the wages of cabin crew....I haven't seen any mention of directors,managers etc. taking pay cuts or would that be a step to far
sorry to say that while workers in most industries are facing pay cuts and job losses, politicians remain on the gravy train and agree to give our money by the bucket load to banksters (too big to fail) who caused the economic crisis in the first place, who then scamper off with the loot in the form of outrageous bonuses, people on here blame workers and unions for trying to defend their living standards and jobs.
world production and activity, regardless of the speculative rise in world stock markets, with our tax money, HAS FALLEN 30%. that means 30% less air miles will be covered (aggregate) by the totality of airlines. that means 30% of airplanes will come off the road, 30% less cabin staff, 30% less pilots and airport staff, 30% less foriegn holidays and travel agents.......ad infinitum. you are facing the mother of all depressions and while all of you will suffer, black, green, pink, brown, christian, muslim, budist, hindu, agency worker, pole, asylum seeker, benefit cheat, slacker, bi, straight, gay, cross dresser, etc, people point the finger at each other and say, its all their fault. o leary and the rest of his multi million pound salaried/bonus board of directors who have failed to manage the commanding heights of the air transport industry would laugh their cocks off at some of the threads here. ho ho ho. merry xmas all. to the staff at b.a. i say...STAND FIRM !
It is the right of every worker to withdraw their labour, its all they have. Good luck to you all, all workers should stick together, good on UNITE,people are entitled to get decent wages,terms and conditions. It does not matter that virgin pay less! shame on them, as Richard Branson has no hardships!! I am sad to see so many right winged people on this site.
