Dec 13, 2016, 11:12 pm
Last edit by: NWIFlyer
Routes to/from LGW*/LCY/STN are NOT affected. Only flights to/from LHR* are potentially affected. If you think you may be affected, post 2714 (click here) may be helpful.
*The LGW-JFK flight has seen a lot of cancellations for the current strike period.
Current strike period:
Next announced strike period:
Previous strike periods:
Routes affected:
As a possible indication, for the fifth strike period BA announced the following cancellations:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/27910044-post2131.html as well as flights to and from Doha on all affected days (17 - 20 February).
Mixed fleet routes are listed here, though note that other (non Mixed Fleet) flights from Heathrow are also being cancelled.
Note for context in terms of how many routes might actually be affected: there are about 4000 members of MF (of which ~2,700 are Unite members and therefore eligible to take industrial action) and 15,000 total cabin crew
Background Details from BA:
Strike 19th July-1st August
2nd August-16th August
Background Details from Unite:
http://www.unitetheunion.org/news/br...ty-pay-levels/
http://www.unitetheunion.org/news/br...refuses-talks/
Latest negotiating position:
Talks at ACAS in June appear to have failed, with a further two week strike commencing 1st July announced on 16th June.
Key upcoming dates:
Ballot results for industrial action:
*The LGW-JFK flight has seen a lot of cancellations for the current strike period.
Current strike period:
- None
Next announced strike period:
Previous strike periods:
- 25th December 2016 from 00:01 for 48 hours. (Strike action was suspended following ACAS discussions and revised offer.)
- 10th & 11th January 2017
- 19th January 2017 for 72 hours until 21st January
- 5th-7th & 9th-11th February 2017
- 17th-20th February 2017
- 22nd-25th February 2017
- 3rd-9th March 2017
- 16th-19th June 2017 (suspended pending further ACAS talks)
- 1st-16th July 2017
- 19th July-1st August 2017
- 2nd-15th August 2017
- 16th-30th August 2017
Routes affected:
As a possible indication, for the fifth strike period BA announced the following cancellations:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/27910044-post2131.html as well as flights to and from Doha on all affected days (17 - 20 February).
Mixed fleet routes are listed here, though note that other (non Mixed Fleet) flights from Heathrow are also being cancelled.
Note for context in terms of how many routes might actually be affected: there are about 4000 members of MF (of which ~2,700 are Unite members and therefore eligible to take industrial action) and 15,000 total cabin crew
Background Details from BA:
Strike 19th July-1st August
2nd August-16th August
Background Details from Unite:
http://www.unitetheunion.org/news/br...ty-pay-levels/
http://www.unitetheunion.org/news/br...refuses-talks/
Latest negotiating position:
Talks at ACAS in June appear to have failed, with a further two week strike commencing 1st July announced on 16th June.
Key upcoming dates:
- Latest negotiated position (@ 23rd Oct 2017) between BA & Unite to be balloted. Rumoured that the union is recommending acceptance.
Ballot results for industrial action:
- First ballot, November 2016: Yes 79.5%, No 20.5%
- Second ballot, December 2016: Yes 70%, No 30%
- Third ballot, March 2017: Yes 56%, No 44%, turnout 72%
BA 'Mixed Fleet' cabin crew dispute [agreement reached]
Jul 6, 2017, 10:50 pm
#2866
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
Reminds me of a similar time where some people in my firm were striking due to the loss of a final salary pension. I was recruited 1 year after the closure of the FSP, hence I had nothing to strike about. The strike did actually make the current pension agreements much stronger, hence I benefited (significantly) for not taking any action
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Jul 7, 2017, 12:27 am
#2867
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Lewes, UK
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 1,213
Is there on board service reduction
I'm sorry that this thread has become a debate about the merits of industrial action. Perhaps this should be conducted elsewhere and keep this thread clean to assist travellers.
I've tried to find latest reported information, but can' really establish whether there is any service reduction, i.e. Catering, rounds of drinks etc. It would be helpful if the mods could update the wiki with such information for each of the cabins (I'm particularly interested in long haul).
I've tried to find latest reported information, but can' really establish whether there is any service reduction, i.e. Catering, rounds of drinks etc. It would be helpful if the mods could update the wiki with such information for each of the cabins (I'm particularly interested in long haul).
Jul 7, 2017, 12:32 am
#2868
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Location: UK/Las Vegas
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I'm sorry that this thread has become a debate about the merits of industrial action. Perhaps this should be conducted elsewhere and keep this thread clean to assist travellers.
I've tried to find latest reported information, but can' really establish whether there is any service reduction, i.e. Catering, rounds of drinks etc. It would be helpful if the mods could update the wiki with such information for each of the cabins (I'm particularly interested in long haul).
I've tried to find latest reported information, but can' really establish whether there is any service reduction, i.e. Catering, rounds of drinks etc. It would be helpful if the mods could update the wiki with such information for each of the cabins (I'm particularly interested in long haul).
Jul 7, 2017, 12:48 am
#2870
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Most members of the mod team here, in fact, probably don't travel anything like as much as many of the people who've contributed good information, so actually we likely know less about the position and are the people you should be relying on least!
Jul 7, 2017, 12:57 am
#2871
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: BAEC silver
Posts: 464
CIHY you forget that 99% of passengers don't know and certainly don't care which fleet is staffing their plane. People flying WW or EF will come away thinking the strike is a futile waste of time as their flight was unaffected. I still strongly believe the airline would be crazy to reinstate travel perks to strikers.
Jul 7, 2017, 1:10 am
#2873
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Jul 7, 2017, 1:27 am
#2874
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: Meh
Posts: 2,598
Well you were lucky then. My reduced service experience for an expensive CW ticket has ensured this was BA's last hurrah until I see a new seat in CW.
Jul 7, 2017, 1:38 am
#2875
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Location: Canada
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Posts: 1,254
Jul 7, 2017, 1:40 am
#2876
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Jul 7, 2017, 2:17 am
#2877
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: Meh
Posts: 2,598
No drinks pre-meal, full meal all at once, no service thereafter, no snacks laid out during flight. When I went to the galley the crew told me this was reduced service, they basically did not appear the whole flight. This was to Seoul.
Jul 7, 2017, 2:20 am
#2879
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What happened when you pressed your call bell to get some service?
Jul 7, 2017, 2:40 am
#2880
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