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Capitol wrote:
Not so. The problem for BA was that the local union members went on an
unofficial strike and refused to handle baggage for BA and some other
airlines, in order to force BA etc, to pressurise the catering company
into giving in to the union demands.

They shared the same union. And the union 'demands' were that they
shouldn't sack staff without reason.

As Tony and friends repealed the trade union legislation which allowed
an employer to recover their losses from a trade union whose members
went on unofficial strikes, BA were screwed.

The idea of being able to recover 'losses' from a trade union if their
members take unofficial action is just plain ludicrous, since how could
they stop it? They might have been able to in the days of closed shops,
but then those were banned too, and still are.

Airlines and others seem to be above the law when it comes time for
compensation when things go wrong, so why should trades unions be
different?

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*Funny, I don't remember being absent minded.

Dave Plowman London SW
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