Originally Posted by
A P Yu
So no agreement was made to change the contracts so BA just make the contract and those employed by it redundant. Simples. BA don't need to keep staff on a contract which no longer works for them.
Originally Posted by
Bear96
That would be illegal under U.S. labor law. So not so simples.
Eventually though, this could happen. IIUC, there comes a point where a declaration is made that negotiations are irretrievably broken down and a company, (BA), after a cooling off period, can impose what's called their "last, best offer". This could be outsourcing. The union's recourse is to strike.