BA cabin crew reject new pay offer

Bearing in mind that it is universally accepted that BA crews are better paid than all other airlines, wy not have a deal which caps increases to an absolute benchmark of other airlines? That way, BA saves the burden of automatic % increases of already inflated salaries, and cabin staff retain their absolute differential realative to colleagues working for other airlines.The travel perks should be progressively reinstated but only on condition of no strikes--any strike ratchets the perk entitlement back to its start level.

I would sack the BA strikers and replace them with people willing to work.

What a lot of millitant nutters the trouble causers must be weeded out and the tottaly useless Ununite union should be ashamed of the fact that they take members money and make them do their own negotiating ,sheep come to mind.BA must stand firm and sack the trouble causers at the earliest possible excuse.

Agree with Ian, sack the lot. At least they have got jobs!!

When are the workers going to wake up to these 19 century union barons, who shout long and hard, while the workers pay the price. If the workers have to strike, then the fat cat union leaders have failed in their job of negotiation. Most of them would be hard pressed to hold down a job stacking shelves in a supermarket.

The BA staff have had a far better offer made, than they deserve. They should be givern 24 hours to accept the offer, or be shown the door.

To the rest of the UK workers, get rid of these cretins that call themselves backward union leaders ( god, it makes you want to throw up) and find real 21st century leadership and while you are at it, stop part of your sub money going into the labour parties piggy bank.

I really don't think that the union leaders at the Unite level want a strike but they seem to have been railroaded into backing up the former BASSA leaders who are just mindless militants. The whole thing is clearly withering on the vine and I doubt if strike action will have any further effect on BA.

Let those who wish to withdraw their labour strike, but make it clear that its not possible to run an on -off airline and their services are no longer required and they are to be replaced. They may then appreciate the inflated salaries and perks they had been recieving.

Considering the BA cabin crew earn almost double what Virgin (and other airlines) pay their crews, BA needs to get the pay in line with the industry standard or they will forever have this ball and chain draining their competitiveness. Let the cabin crew keep the perks but cut their pay 5% a year for the next 5 years. If they want to leave, let them. Those that stay will still be the best paid in the business at the end of the 5 years.