As far as I can recall, the Christmas season should be filled with much mulled wine quaffing, mince pie munching and general good will to all mankind. So when self-righteous employees of certain air and trainlines decide that their worker's rights are more important than the entire population's festive happiness at this time of year, it does not a very merry Christmas make.
Whilst I can understand the motive behind British Airways cabin crew staff voting to strike for twelve days over the Christmas period (job cuts and contractual clauses incidentally) I can't move beyond the blatant selfishness of such a choice. Like it or not, this is oftentime the one chance families have to be reunited, and whatever their quibbles with Mr Willie Walsh, can't they go for a time of year that is just, well, a little bit more low key?
Add to that the fact that Eurostar drivers have now announced they'll be striking this coming Friday and Saturday over pay disputes, and we're pretty much transported back to the days when travelling on a ship was the only option. Let's just hope we're not forced to ride the Titanic. BA might still be waiting on a High Court Judge's decision to put an end to their cabin crew's antics, but I'll be damned if I will. It's called utilitarianism people. Look it up.
Whilst I can understand the motive behind British Airways cabin crew staff voting to strike for twelve days over the Christmas period (job cuts and contractual clauses incidentally) I can't move beyond the blatant selfishness of such a choice. Like it or not, this is oftentime the one chance families have to be reunited, and whatever their quibbles with Mr Willie Walsh, can't they go for a time of year that is just, well, a little bit more low key?
Add to that the fact that Eurostar drivers have now announced they'll be striking this coming Friday and Saturday over pay disputes, and we're pretty much transported back to the days when travelling on a ship was the only option. Let's just hope we're not forced to ride the Titanic. BA might still be waiting on a High Court Judge's decision to put an end to their cabin crew's antics, but I'll be damned if I will. It's called utilitarianism people. Look it up.
