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Damn the Wildcats

I may or may not be leaving London tomorrow. It will depend upon how far British Airways has recovered from wildcat strikes.

The British have a charming knack for misnomer. A petulant union making sure that thousands can't travel, produce or consume anything, who do so by not doing any working themselves, are repeatedly referred to as taking part in "industrial action."

And you wonder where they get that wonderful dry sense of humor.

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Actually, the problem would seem to be BA simply being hoist on their own petard: http://fumier.typepad.com/fumier/2005/08/in_pursuit_of_e.html
Not sure I buy that analysis, Paul. Besides the fact that the author brings almost no facts to the table (hasn't seen the Gate Gourmet contract, etc.), BA quite clearly did have contingency plans in place, and got them up as quickly as possible. I could see that working at the airport yesterday. However, the author doesn't suggest an economically viable contingency for wildcat "sympathy" strikes by baggage handlers, which is what BA was actually dealing with. The contingency plans for flying without food weren't the most significant problem: indeed, that bit worked out well on the flight yesterday.

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