6th July: will the unions smash your holiday?

[b-west]

The union's role has been played largely in the past... now they're clinging to power and blow a lot of issues out of proportion to justify their unreasonable large power... but that's ofcourse just my opinion.

In any case, threatening to have a strike over this issue is nothing short of ridiculous. If a company breaks the law, the battle should be fought in court! A strike is the ultimate weapon, for situations where the law is not sufficient or non existant. You can strike for civil rights, for workers rights, for higher salaries...but for this case there are laws that exist, and that can be applied... so this belongs in court, not in the departure hall, taking hostage thousands of passengers.

Why do the unions resort to this action? Are they hoping Flightcare might re-hire ms Vindevoghel before it comes to a real trial (een rechtszaak ten gronde)? And if so, why? Are they perhaps a bit uncertain about the outcome of the case?

[Ozzie1969]

Well, I guess my flight in 1999 to Heathrow with ZERO ground crew working was just a dream, then.

Sorry, but if there really was zero crew, you wouldn't have departed. There was maybe no visible crew, but you need at least a ramp supervisor and a push-back (the latter is needed because almost no airport allows driving away with reverse engine, unless there are no obstacles and you can drive straight forward offcourse )...

Do I know you? Because you sure seem to think that you know me. Maybe you are psychic and you can read my mind when you look into your crystal ball?

No, but I just guessed it when I read your (let's be honest) simplistic post about Flightcare and its employees. You almost sound like a manager yourself

P.S. What is it Kyle calls Cartman in the South Park cartoons again? Refresh my memory, oh wise one.

F*cking fat*ss is what you are referring to I think. No problem, my pleasure...

1. Ever heard of a plane taxiing backwards without pushback? That's what happened. Unless that was part of my big dream, of course...

2. Let's be honest : your remarks are not simplistic. They are just arrogant, because you think you are so smart, but let's be honest : you aren't.

3. You are welcome.

[JAF 23]

Starting from tomorrow :"Stiptheidsacties" with Flightcare. Meaning that 1 plane at a time will be handeld, and the 30kms/h limit on the apron will be respected. It will be fun tomorrow to get those birds in the air on time....

[SN30952]

1. Ever heard of a plane taxiing backwards without pushback? That's what happened. Unless that was part of my big dream, of course...

I have...
I not only have heard it, I have seen it.
Where?
Heathrow.
How?The aircraft was sitting at a gate @LHR.
Suppose the crew got fed up waiting with the engines running, so they tried a reverse. The aircraft moved indeed, but the windows of the gate also....

Note a crew has tried that too in Zaventem in the 7ties.

An ElAL did the opposite also @ LHR, result was their aircraft nose sat in the building.

[Charlie Roy]

So from what they're saying on the radio there'll be no strike action tomorrow