BA Cabin Crew Strike. Have the unions gone mad?

I work in travel, and yes, times are hard.  A few of my friends in the industry are worried whether they will make it through until Summer 2010.

….and now we hear that BA cabin crew are going to strike for 12 days over Christmas!!!

Consumer confidence is at an all time low anyway.  ”Are flights protected should my airline go bust?”  and “Is my money safe if my travel agent ceases trading?” are just a few of the questions we get asked, week in week out.

The Christmas holidays are a busy time for the travel industry and this is the last thing we need.  The strike is to last for 12 days from 22nd December to 2nd January 2010.

You hear on the news that the pay is not as good as other airlines, well if you don’t like what’s on the table, rather than striking, and letting people down, why don’t you become a statistic and resign, go on the dole, or look for another job, simples!

January sees the travel industry gear itself up for the summer holiday bookings, so I propose a strike of my own, how about the travel industry doesn’t sell BA flights for the month of January!!!  A good selling point to our customers could be, “Cabin crew may strike without warning, so your better off not booking with BA”.

If there are no passengers booked on planes, what will the cabin crew do for work??  As Newton once said, “To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”, so if your going to strike, think of the consequences it will have on others and not just yourself!

Times are hard for everybody, especially at this time of year!  If you are BA cabin crew, then count yourself lucky that you are not one of the 2 million people unemployed, that you have a job, that you have a roof over your head and can feed your family, and be able to buy Christmas presents for your loved ones.

Remember, if you are reading this, there is always someone worse off than you!

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If they do strike, and you have a flight booked that maybe affected – Find out what to do here or call BA on 0844 493 0787

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