MSE News: BAA workers vote to strike, which could shut six UK airports

bigturnip

This is not why trade unions were set up, they were started to eliminate dangerous working conditions and give workers a fair livable wage so they didn't have to live in poverty. The BAA workers have been offered a 1.5% pay rise after the worst recession in living memory and they have now voted to strike because the union thinks they should get closer to 2.5%, this is just another case of the unions sticking their oar in where it's not needed, I'd bite your hand off for a 1.5% pay rise right now, but I am happy to still have a job despite no pay rises for the last two years.

The unions are just destroying relations between workers and management because they are on some power trip to try and prove they are still needed in this day and age, they are destroying the very businesses that employ the workers and harming them in the long wrong, this reckless action could cost their own members' jobs and lead them into poverty which is exactly what the real unions were fighting against in the first place.

Cage

Apparently the union guy was late arriving into the meeting so it kicked off late today, still no news. I fly out on Wed 25th so I'm hoping the dont strike at all or if they do I'm gonna sound a wee bit selfish and hope its after the date I fly.

withabix

The strike is off.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10449594

richardw

Phew, well done for talking.

Cage

Good news.
Cant wait for my holiday now :beer:

bigturnip

Cage wrote: »

Apparently the union guy was late arriving into the meeting so it kicked off late today.

Why does that not surprise me? Lazy ****.

bagand96

Saw the BAA guy on the TV saying "I think it's a deal that is a fair reward for our staff, but it's also a deal that the company can afford."

If its fair for the staff and BAA can afford it, why not offer it in the first place without the media circus of a strike ballot

Paddy2eyes

Those of us with travel planned through BAA airports in the coming weeks can breathe a collective sigh of relief.

4Chickens

Phew

I was all ready to get me rubber dinghy out and start rowing to Dublin (could go Ryanair but checked their t&c's, shysters) in order to catch an American Airlines flight to Chicago.
Now all I need is approx $1.60 = £1 by the end of the month and I will be one happy bunny (ain't holdin me breath though):j

Indout96

Paddy2eyes wrote: »

Those of us with travel planned through BAA airports in the coming weeks can breathe a collective sigh of relief.

No sigh from us yet as we are flying with BA so still not sure if we are going or not yet :mad: