British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
17-12-2009, 15:03
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
I do think its appauling and with Eurostar on about it as well its maximum disruption spoiling peoples chrismases. Did you see that shop that barred all BA staff?
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17-12-2009, 15:06
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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I do think its appauling and with Eurostar on about it as well its maximum disruption spoiling peoples chrismases. Did you see that shop that barred all BA staff?
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some faiths have had their celebrations not every one is a christian ole bean 
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17-12-2009, 15:08
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
its still spoiling christmases. Its obvious its aimed at this time of the year to do that . Nothing to correct me for old bean
I would imagine a very large number of athiests celebrate christmas
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17-12-2009, 15:14
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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its still spoiling christmases. Its obvious its aimed at this time of the year to do that . Nothing to correct me for old bean
I would imagine a very large number of athiests celebrate christmas |
it just so happens that that xmas and big bang day are on the 25 dec 
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17-12-2009, 15:14
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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I would imagine a very large number of athiests celebrate christmas |
I'm giving presents or cash for family and close friends, not because I'm into the Christmas thing. But because I know I'll be getting something, so it would be churlish not to respond in kind.... I could truely give a gnats fart for the fairy story of a sprog in a manger, a jewish minx who got pregnant before she got married, a celestial event and 3 pimped up rich dudes on camels.... 
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17-12-2009, 15:19
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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some faiths have had their celebrations not every one is a christian ole bean |
A guy I work with (buddist) celibrates it to a point with his work colleges.
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17-12-2009, 16:36
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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Good new, the strike can't go ahead, As deemed illegal. BBC News |
c'mon - good one BA!
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17-12-2009, 16:51
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
Stick that up your joint chair, Simpson. 
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17-12-2009, 17:01
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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Stick that up your joint chair, Simpson. |
is this some new smoking platform that i am unaware of
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17-12-2009, 20:21
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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Good new, the strike can't go ahead, As deemed illegal. BBC News |
Good news indeed. The union leader seemed pretty ****ed off that he was not going to be able to ruin 1000's of people's travel plans.
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He admitted that while there would be "great euphoria" among the travelling public, the union would immediately put in place plans for a fresh ballot alongside its continuing negotiations with BA.
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What a prat.
Glad to see the courts saw sense and kicked the unions butt.
One member of staff said this about the strike
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One BA cabin crew worker contacted the BBC to say she was "delighted" the strike had been stopped.
"I voted for the strike but never dreamt it would be for 12 days over Christmas," she said.
"I'm delighted it's been stopped, we have the upmost respect and regard for our customers and I'm glad we have the opportunity to show this over the festive season."
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So i wonder did the union tell there staff how long and when the strike would be . ????
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17-12-2009, 20:30
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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is this some new smoking platform that i am unaware of |
It could well be, they're clearly out of their minds on something.
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18-12-2009, 07:27
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
enter mother nature
Flights cancelled, trains delayed and roads closed - Britain wakes to transport chaos after heavy snow falls overnight
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0a1jVmiTK
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18-12-2009, 08:13
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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And isn't it heartening that there are no strikes to look forward to on top of all that.
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18-12-2009, 08:36
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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And isn't it heartening that there are no strikes to look forward to on top of all that. |
I don't think anybody looks forward to strikes.  .. but it looks likely that there will be some.
IMHO it's another nail in the coffin for BA. Walsh and the rest of BA management could spend some of their energy on negotiating a settlement instead of prolonging the uncertaintly.
The clearly disgruntled work force remain disgruntled. They should be disgruntled with Unite too for allowing Walsh the opportunity to challenge the ballot result.
Where does it leave BA though? How many people are going to book BA in advance when they know that industrial action will happen.
Walsh is pinning all his hopes on a merger with Iberia. Once Iberia have a look at the books and see how deep the hole in the pension fund is they may well just walk away from the proposal. If they don't walk away it will be a marriage in which BA will be the weaker partner. BA will exist in name for a while in much the same way as Abbey National did but in reality it's a British institution that will be lost forever.  Great victory eh 
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18-12-2009, 08:37
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Re: British Airways cabin crew vote for Christmas strike
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And isn't it heartening that there are no strikes to look forward to on top of all that. |
and all it cost was democracy what a bargain .
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