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Old Sep 2, 2019, 1:18 am
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nancypants
 
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Originally Posted by Oaxaca


The last time BA tried this particularly petty tactic during the MF dispute, the union stood firm, the strikes continued long after they needed to, and BA ended up backing down after losing a lot more money. The pilots appear to have more leverage than cabin crew, so I would find it odd to try this one again. Still, we live in strange times...
As others have said, staff travel is not a great perk these days and thus most who need to fly just buy a revenue ticket
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