[frogstamper]

As far as I understand where all sides presently stand, the initial dispute and sticking points have been sorted, its just this withdrawal of travel perks which seem to be the stumbling block.
I really don't understand why Willy Walsh has taken this action, it was never a part of the original dispute it appears to be a malicious action on Walsh's part.
Whatever airline you work for they all have generous staff discounts, partly because if you are flexible when you travel this perk costs the airline absolutely bupkiss.
So surely the question is has Walsh got an ulterior motive? either way the airline is suffering, losing millions and more importantly losing prestige.
Its worth remembering we are not talking about far left militants here, these are educated men and women who genuinely believe they have a fair grevance.

Originally Posted by Damien

If I understand correctly you are only prevented from firing someone due to strike action if your singling them out. It's ok to fire the entire lot? So why can't they do that and employ staff from other airlines who will presumably be quick to train, security cleared, and jump at the chance to move to the highest paying employer?

It's not as if this industrial action will end any time soon maybe it's time to bite the unpleasant bullet.

I can hardly believe that you of all people Damien believe the answer to a strike is to sack the entire workforce if management fails to get its way, holy crap why not go back to Victorian work practices?