To really have no respect for people who strike..

[stealthpony]

...when it has the potential to cause so much public disruption?

I don't give a bollock what they're striking about. I've had a weekend away planned for months. Imagine if it's your wedding abroad or a funeral or a holiday you'd worked fucking hard at on minimum wage all year to get? It could be for any reason but striking airport staff will stop all of your plans and you go nowhere.

AIBU to think that THEY are the unreasonable ones or can someone please explain to me why I should be on their side?

if workers have a grievance they chose to strike.yes its hard going to be inconvenienced.but are you saying if you ever had grievance/upset at work you'd have to suck it up and never inconvenience anyone.ever

i can understand that people do it as a last resort, but it can sometimes backfire.
For example I would never book a flight with BA as their staff seem to be on strike all the time.
If alot of people think this way (i think people probably do) BA will make even more of a loss and the strikers will be out of a job altogether.

The only times I've had a real problem I've got myself another job.

I really don't have a problem with striking I understand sometimes it has to be done but when it's done in such a disruptive way surely it's unacceptable and it defeats the point of gaining public support? And especially when the country is crawling out of a recession?

But surely the point of striking is to be disruptive? If it didn't have any effect, there'd be no point, would there?

point of any strike is to agitate and cause disruption.show the impact of withdraw labour or goodwill

bit like if you drive snow plough you'd want to go on strike winter to maximise disruption -youd not pick summer

airports heave during school hols,so max disruption if strike school hols

No YANBU. Especially in this case. Isn't the economy in enough of a bad state without adding to it by crippling the tourism and businesses that rely on Heathrow traffic.

Oh and what are they striking about, "a pay rise worth 1.5%".
Rubbish

this me me poor lil me fuck the unions and strikes is myopic and illiberal.you might not agree with their grievance but im uncomfortable with assertion that people cannot strike.just because someone may miss a flight.

"when it has the potential to cause so much public disruption"

isn't that the point.

YABU

i love a good strike. the french are bloody brilliant at collectively withholding their labour and i love them for it

Stealth, there are two sides to every story. You could just as well blame the company bosses for causing the strike.

If you enjoy knowing that your employer can't just sack you because they feel like it even when you've not done anything wrong, or if you like working somewhere where your employer isn't actively trying to kill you, then you should be grateful for the unions. Without organised labour we'd still have Bryant & May giving the match girls phossy jaw, for instance. bit of background for you

Striking is needed as a last resort and should be every workers right (bar in cases of national security/ life and death). However, I think unions need to take into consideration the current climate when making their decisions. If you read the news regarding BAA, it doesn't even sound like they have a true majority as less that half their staff voted.

think the op is a bitty of a me me.my flight.boo hoo post.certainly not a searing summary of industrial relations.

YABVU

Not sure I know many people who would not be ticked off if they missed their holiday due to a strike.
Tis human nature and a bit soapboxish to suggest otherwise.

Yabu, if you don't like what unions achieve, give up your holiday and sick pay. and all the other benefits you get because unions have fought for them.

i agree with you, it would take me 3+ years to save up for a hoilday abroad, i don't normal travel in a plane (infact i haven't flown)

i say such it up, at least you have a job...btw i am lowtest wage possible

You'll always be on the lowest wage possible.

suck it up

Isn't it more a case of aren't BA management unreasonable gits for not offering fair conditions in the fitrst bloody place, knowing their staff WILL strike ?

We need more strikes not less if you ask me, which nobody has/does and it's where they all go wrong.

Suck it up, DP?

Maybe its not always about pay but other rights such as working conditions. Should they suck that up too? (not referring to any particular strike with my comment btw)