>> IMHO the cabin Staff & their unions are pressing to keep their benefits from yesteryear
>> in today's economic climate. They might hold on to their benefits on paper but the
>> airline could go bust.
The "benefits" cost the airline nothing, and indeed is instrumental in allowing BA to hire cabin crew around the world.
Their pay, however, is well out of line with the other airlines. Removing benefits from those who were on strike is a weapon and reprisal.
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