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Staff meeting rejects BA plan
Posted:
06 Jul 2009, 16:24by Bill S
Reported hereUnite not threatening industrial action ahead of Wednesday's talks
but if those talks break down, unions could ballot their members on industrial action.
Posted:
06 Jul 2009, 16:35by Scrooge
VS must be praying that the union lose there mind and ask the membership to vote on industrial ation.
Posted:
06 Jul 2009, 17:17by platinumleo
quote:Originally posted by Scrooge
VS must be praying that the union lose there mind and ask the membership to vote on industrial ation.
Do you think?
Would it really help VS that much?
I hope it doesnt happen for the sake of the UK economy, but would staff really go on strike and if so could it really signal the end of BA if it did?
Alex
Posted:
06 Jul 2009, 17:26by Bill S
quote:Originally posted by platinumleo
quote:Originally posted by Scrooge
VS must be praying that the union lose there mind and ask the membership to vote on industrial ation.
Do you think?
Would it really help VS that much?
Consider how VS traffic peaked in early 2008 when BA had all that T5 trouble.
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Posted:
06 Jul 2009, 18:11by Alex V
Its wierd because just to be on the safe side i probably wont book our christmas dates with BA, im sure theres nothing in it.......but
alex
Posted:
06 Jul 2009, 18:51by platinumleo
quote:
Consider how VS traffic peaked in early 2008 when BA had all that T5 trouble
Yeh thats very true just will people automatically fly VS with Ba having problems
Alex[:?]
Posted:
06 Jul 2009, 19:05by Scrooge
A lot will yes, airlines are still one of those patriotic things, for the UK it's BA and VS, strange in this world wide economy when there are better airlines than both flying the same routes.
Posted:
06 Jul 2009, 22:00by Darren Wheeler
quote:Originally posted by Alex V
Its wierd because just to be on the safe side i probably wont book our christmas dates with BA, im sure theres nothing in it.......but
alex
That's the danger. Just the hint of a strike and people will book with another carrier.
The response from Unite was what I expected. 'We reject your reality and substitute it with out own'.
Posted:
06 Jul 2009, 22:26by andrew.m.wright
I was pretty close to booking the BA 1098 offer to NYC last week till all this blew up. Have now booked the VS offer instead [:D]
Posted:
08 Jul 2009, 10:47by Alex V
quote:Originally posted by Darren Wheeler
quote:Originally posted by Alex V
Its wierd because just to be on the safe side i probably wont book our christmas dates with BA, im sure theres nothing in it.......but
alex
That's the danger. Just the hint of a strike and people will book with another carrier.
The response from Unite was what I expected. 'We reject your reality and substitute it with out own'.
I agree whole heartedly darren that what i do and many others (by booking elsewhere) is exactly the danger that BA may find themselves in. I view myself as fairly responsible when it comes to money and so i wouldnt put money where i thought it might be even at a slight risk, trouble is it would be a far worse place without BA - so what do you do?[:?]
cheers
alex[:)]