Brian: I am waiting for you to tell me how BA's wages and benefits compare with other International airlines.

Brian: I did not know you were on first name terms with Mr Milliband.
Which Mr Miliband? (note: just the one 'l' for each of the brothers)

Brian: The worker has a right to leave the company and find alternative employment.
But during a recession employers are welcome to slash pay (while maintaining dividends and share bonuses) knowing that it is not always easy for the 'little people' to find alternative employment. British Airways is a company that has already asked (and got agreement from many of) their employees to work for a month with no pay. Whe you ask staff to make this type of sacrifice you cannot expect goodwill to last when you want to cut their salary and perks even further.