BA pilots vote to strike
It might be hacked but being a suspicious soul I think one other possibility worth considering is that it might have been turned off for tactical reasons.
I do know the Mods over there have been working really chuffing hard for several weeks now trying to stop posters dropping themselves and/or BALPA in the dwang, but despite the repeated pleas there are still a few who don't seem to get the hints about ST..U and/or still feel entitled to have a minute by minute update on what's going on.
If BALPA have pulled the plug temporarily TBH I wouldn't blame them.
I do know the Mods over there have been working really chuffing hard for several weeks now trying to stop posters dropping themselves and/or BALPA in the dwang, but despite the repeated pleas there are still a few who don't seem to get the hints about ST..U and/or still feel entitled to have a minute by minute update on what's going on.
If BALPA have pulled the plug temporarily TBH I wouldn't blame them.
Last edited by wiggy; 10th Aug 2019 at 13:37.
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That’s just what I was thinking Wiggy.
Frustrating as it is, I’ll accept there are probably very good reasons for suspending the forum for a few days.
BA isn’t exactly a stranger to litigation.
Frustrating as it is, I’ll accept there are probably very good reasons for suspending the forum for a few days.
BA isn’t exactly a stranger to litigation.
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I’ll be very surprised if the strike will actually happen. I think a deal will done 11th hour. BA would be extremely foolish to pressure test the resolve of its pilots.
Remember 93% voted in favour of strike action if a deal couldn’t be agreed on.
BA have been messing about with the pay negotiations for the past 8 months. Unfortunately the only language they understand is money and the loss of revenue.
Remember 93% voted in favour of strike action if a deal couldn’t be agreed on.
BA have been messing about with the pay negotiations for the past 8 months. Unfortunately the only language they understand is money and the loss of revenue.
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Some say......
Nobody knows what the union are asking for?
Some say......
Nobody knows what striking will actually cost individuals.
All we know is.....
it won’t be finished in 2019!
Nobody knows what the union are asking for?
Some say......
Nobody knows what striking will actually cost individuals.
All we know is.....
it won’t be finished in 2019!
I’m guessing whoever “wins” this dispute, the cost of the loss of good -will of the pilots will far outstrip any strike costs. More of a lose-lose situation, that many staff could foresee when IAG put a notorious cost cutter in charge of IAG’s premier brand.
RH, get back to your holiday and leave this to the people who know what they are doing.🙄
This anniversary year is going rather well; a massive fine for the data protection breach, another IT failure (the last?) and now the pilots are getting so fed up they're walking. I wonder how things are going at the other 100 year old European airline? Perhaps some of the guys that left BA to go to KLM can enlighten us.
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"Getting in contact with customers and giving them options..."
Haven't done a very good job of that apparently !
Cancelling flights and then reinstating them hasn't gone down too well.
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Having been on strike over here in the US... I know it’s no fun. Stay unified and I wish my colleagues at BA a positive outcome. Reading the latest news reports, it seems like BA management is making every mistake and it would have been much better for them to bargain a bit more!