BA Union Boss puts it about in sleazy Bangkok bar

[Dedworth]

when you've got a family to feed, and your'e not a member of a union, your on your own, you put up with it or you go, thats your choice, not much of a choice when you've got bills to pay and a family to feed thou...

don't tell me dedworth employers dont rip employees off ? , if you think that your on another planet

i've seen the abuse, i was a victim of it, i've had to take 2 employers to tribunals to get the wages i was owed.

Accepted it has and does go on but I'm afraid this thread has strayed away from what I intended which is the blatant hypocrisy and I'm Allright Jack attitude of Simpson & Pye - a world away from the day to day low pay drudgery of some of their members (except if you are a BA Cabin Crew lording it in 5 star hotels on bloated allowances)

[joebloggs]

i was talking about your anti labour/union views...

i take it you've never had to take an employer to a tribunal, or you have never seen or been victimised by an employer ?

i've witnessed it recently, someone i worked with was told they were no longer needed because there wasn't much work, and i later found out the real reason was that he had taken a couple of days off a few times to care for his sick 5yr old son

many years ago, my dad use to go to work even when he was ill, one day he complained of chest pains, but because of the type of person he was he went to work, my mom told him to stay at home but he wouldn't, he died of a heart attack the next day, days later the union had a collection for my mom, she had 3 young kids to take care of, it was a lot of money, what did the employer give after many years service... nothing..

where i work now, i've had no pay rise for 2 years, yes if i don't like it i can leave

[Gavanddal]

BA cabin crew are some of the best paid in the industry. If they don't like their jobs, they should just go and find a new one! We're in a recession. The rest of us have had to cope with pay cuts, redundancies and changes in working practices. Why should they be any different, just because their work has a direct impact on the public?

These type of militant unions are an anachronism. I agree that in the past, unions have had a huge positive impact on workers rights, workplace safety, fair wages, etc. They still have their place today, but not to the extent of calling strikes.

I have zero sympathy with the BA cabin crew.

I agree, if you don't like your job then get another one. I have no time for unions. I remember the steel strike when flying pickets from Sheffield came down to Sheerness intimidating the workers at Sheerness Steel (who were happy in their jobs) to go on strike in sympathy and thus lose money and threaten their own jobs.
BA is in enough financial trouble due to the recession, this strike is likely to finish them off then the union will be to blame for losing all their members their jobs!

[joebloggs]

I agree, if you don't like your job then get another one. I have no time for unions.

BA is in enough financial trouble due to the recession, this strike is likely to finish them off then the union will be to blame for losing all their members their jobs!

so easy to 'just get another job' why should anyone because your employer starts making changes

BA IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh is prepared to use the airline's £2bn cash mountain to crush the strike by cabin crew due to start this week

Walsh said: 'At the end of the last quarter we had reserves of over £2bn. I hope it does not come to it, but we are prepared for this strike and can afford it.'

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/markets...4&in_page_id=3

once in the phils, outside a mall, a saw some workers on strike , protesting about the little money they got paid, no time for unions hey

2 sides to every story... and both BA and the UNITE need their heads banging together