BA - Page 6

Nutcase · 17-05-2010, 20:00

Great

Stick that in yer pipe and smoke it!

Burble · 17-05-2010, 20:26

I wouldn't celebrate yet, Unite are expected to be back in court tomorrow to attempt and get the decision reversed.

Either way, I'll be taking the Al Italia flight (volcano permitting of course) on Friday rather than the BA flight and in future won't be using BA.

A Place of Light · 17-05-2010, 20:27

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Originally Posted by jmc41

British Airways has won a High Court injunction to stop the latest strikes by its cabin staff.

HA HA HA

A strike like this has the potential to start the death throes for BA. Protesting is one thing, but doing it like this couldn't be more counter productive.

Mark · 17-05-2010, 20:28

Volcano forecast looks promising. Colleagues heading off to Sofia (Bulgaria) tomorrow so I checked for them earlier.

As for the BA situation, it's a short-term reprieve. Unite will just keep on balloting until BA run out of injunctions to throw at them. Meanwhile passengers vote with their feet because it becomes impossible to predict what will fly and when. Net result - the jobs Unite think they're defending no longer exist. Hate the term, but nonetheless, epic fail on both sides.

A Place of Light · 17-05-2010, 20:33

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Originally Posted by Burble

in future won't be using BA.

I think this is an opinion held by a lot of potential customers, which will do nothing but feed the vicious circle.
They strike, they get their deal then the company has lost so many customers due to the way they conducted their action that it needs fewer staff to operate so the job losses begin.

30 years ago this would've been the norm, but now???

jmc41 · 17-05-2010, 20:35

I'm slightly concerned about the ash too; my parents are currently stuck is some huge hotel in the middle of nowhere outside Madrid waiting for another flight after todays got cancelled.

I agree there will be another ballot and eventually it'll go ahead. Unless BA manages to get risk of them by then, either way another great example of a companies employees removing their own jobs (Royal Mail is the other).

Mark · 17-05-2010, 21:04

Royal Mail workers settled. Of course, they might decide that was a bad idea in two years.

Burble · 17-05-2010, 21:09

I have a very simplistic view on this sort of thing. It's unskilled work so finding replacement staff isn't going to be hard. Any that strike should get the sack. We would all like our work conditions improved but we're not all about to hold the company and the general public to ransom to get what we want.

Mark · 17-05-2010, 21:17

BA have - well, at least a few of them. Naturally, the Union spat their dummy over that, too.

jmc41 · 17-05-2010, 22:17

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Originally Posted by Mark

Royal Mail workers settled. Of course, they might decide that was a bad idea in two years.

Aye, eventually

I think a lot of companies found alternatives in the end and I don't image all switched back. Could be wrong, either way royal mail is a dying brand and the only question is... how long.

I agree with Burble, fire the lot of them. Then they'll have the right number of staff and won't need to make any cuts

17-05-2010, 20:28	#54
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Volcano forecast looks promising. Colleagues heading off to Sofia (Bulgaria) tomorrow so I checked for them earlier. As for the BA situation, it's a short-term reprieve. Unite will just keep on balloting until BA run out of injunctions to throw at them. Meanwhile passengers vote with their feet because it becomes impossible to predict what will fly and when. Net result - the jobs Unite think they're defending no longer exist. Hate the term, but nonetheless, epic fail on both sides. Last edited by Mark; 17-05-2010 at 20:31.

17-05-2010, 20:00	#51
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Great Stick that in yer pipe and smoke it!

17-05-2010, 20:26	#52
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I wouldn't celebrate yet, Unite are expected to be back in court tomorrow to attempt and get the decision reversed. Either way, I'll be taking the Al Italia flight (volcano permitting of course) on Friday rather than the BA flight and in future won't be using BA.

17-05-2010, 20:35	#56
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	I'm slightly concerned about the ash too; my parents are currently stuck is some huge hotel in the middle of nowhere outside Madrid waiting for another flight after todays got cancelled. I agree there will be another ballot and eventually it'll go ahead. Unless BA manages to get risk of them by then, either way another great example of a companies employees removing their own jobs (Royal Mail is the other).

17-05-2010, 21:04	#57
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Royal Mail workers settled. Of course, they might decide that was a bad idea in two years.

17-05-2010, 21:09	#58
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I have a very simplistic view on this sort of thing. It's unskilled work so finding replacement staff isn't going to be hard. Any that strike should get the sack. We would all like our work conditions improved but we're not all about to hold the company and the general public to ransom to get what we want.

17-05-2010, 21:17	#59
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	BA have - well, at least a few of them. Naturally, the Union spat their dummy over that, too.