johnny5a

Just got this from Skynews - BA Cabin Crew vote 8-1 in favour of more strikes, dates of action to be decided.

Rickers

Hurrah

Paralytic

With 5,811 YES votes.

9,824 people were balloted, and the 5,811 is obviously not 8:1, so I'm assuming that ratio is coming from the number of returned votes.

So, I make that 5,811 YES and roughly 726 NO votes, giving around 6,500 returned votes. That means around 3,300 people chose not to vote.

Interestingly, this result had slightly more YES votes than the last ballot, which was reported at 5,571. That's up from 56.22% of those that voted, to 59.15%

(previous figures from here: http://www.pprune.org/passengers-slf...ml#post6296261)

1010101

I wonder if so many would vote to improve already excellent benefits in a time of economic hardship if they thought doing so could jeopardise their entire job? Because if they continue striking like this that may well be the end result when BA goes under.

Hoch

Oh joy But predictable given the current labour climate

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henkybaby

The reason so many voted YES is that they fear to be without representation. To them not supporting their union equates to not having one in the future (since they will be powerless). Not an unreasonable position. Of course BASSA has made a mockery out of being a union and they have mismanaged this conflict beyond belief but that does not mean the BA cabin crew should now simply go without representation.

Now you can all come up with all kinds of Management Consultancy lingo and well formed and supported cases for why they are wrong but most of the cabin crew haven't got a degree in economics, law or management and most are still young and inexperienced.

It is easy to label them all as fools but there was no real alternative for them. Voting no or leaving the union leaves them defenseless against an employer who by no means is a meek sheep.

kirky

I wonder what time the injunction will be presented at the High Court

IAMORGAN

I give up.

What these people need is a real alternative: a union that represents their interests, but in a grown-up manner commensurate with the 21st century. One day, this will happen.

Face Bovvered? BA will continue to fly.

HarryHolden68

Interesting that the Unite website currently (61 minutes after the announcement) has no mention of this.

Maybe they want the whole thing to go away too?

ardboe

Or will BA let them tear away with a strike and then go to the courts.

Yahillwe

So is it time to change to change all my reservations? Would the strike include include Openskies? Please don't tell me that I might to take Air Chance???

henkybaby

A) What strike?
B) If strike --> planes still fly --> no worries

layz

Only BA mainline, and usually limited to LHR, they do a good job with those willing to work + volunteers + wet leases to get a large portion of their flights running.

Flights operated by subsidiaries/franchisees including EC, CJ, EZ, MN are not involved in the strike action. So there's no chance an Openskies flight could be affected by this strike.

Of course Openskies operates from France so there may be a strike about something

JAXBA

And no, OpenSkies flights won't be affected at all - nor LGW, nor LCY - and for the most part, nor LHR.

Some LHR shorthauls may be affected if it even gets that far.

Yahillwe

Just talked to someone and she said they'd have a clearer picture later on today. LH no problem especially the NY route, but the CDG ... oh well. Last sticks didn't affect me, I still flew. Mind you the FA's weren't that happy.