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Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004
So, because the majority of people would end up unemployed it is alright for new contracts to be pushed through without consultation?
The end of the day BA is still a very healthy business, one that is well capable of looking after it's employees.
It has chosen not to, the workers have chosen to use their democratic right that people have died in wars for, you have nothing against that have you?
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Your post is based on your belief that BA is a very healthy company. What evidence is there that your belief is valid?
My post is based on the belief that BA is not a healthy company for the following reasons.First, as a result of the recession, BA has reported losses which will worry shareholders.Second, the fact that the workers want to strike is indicative that industrial relations within the company are poor.Third,the strike will result in refunds to customers which will reduce the income to BA weakening its position.Fourth, the impact of the strike if it goes ahead will damage future customer relations with the result that some customers may not wish to travel with BA because they are unreliable.
As I understand it, the workers have exercised their democratic right to strike because they do not wish to have new contracts foisted on them without consultation. If that's the case, I'm just wondering why the union has not sued BA for breach of the present contract or taken BA to arbitration?
Further, the workers must still want to work for BA because if they were so aggrieved by the management action, they could have resigned en masse and left the management with a massive organisational headache.
As this hasn't happened, we have to conclude that the strike is a negotiating tool designed to force the BA management back into contract re-negotiations.
If your belief is wrong and this situation is not resolved, BA will probably go belly up and there will be a lot of unhappy, unemployed people.
If my belief is wrong, the management and unions will keep battling it out until they reach an agreement or until they create a situation where BA goes under.
It is, as I said earlier, a situation requiring common sense and compromise.
As for democracy, it is a two-edged sword that needs to be used wisely. Though it gives you freedoms,it does not ensure that you will necessarily use them for your own good.