British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association The British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA) is a branch of the British trade union Unite. It was originally formed exclusively for British Airways (BA) cabin crew, but other small branches exist representing air stewards and stewardesses at other airlines. BASSA Is headquartered at the Unite offices in Harlington, London, and also has a support office at Heathrow Airport. It provides year-round support, a secure website service for its members and an emergency number for operational issues. Originally part of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), BASSA is now part of Unite.
Steve Turner (trade unionist) chain at Dagenham, Civil Engineering and construction, London’s night-time wholesale markets and the unions 23,000 strong London buses membership. Turner rose to become National Officer for the Unions Docks and Road Transport Sections in 2003. He later assumed the union's National Officer for Civil Aviation position and played a leading role in the successful Cabin Crew dispute (2010/11) with British Airways. In 2011 Turner became the Unions Director of Executive Policy before being appointed by the Unions Executive Committee to Assistant General Secretary in 2013. In recent years, Turner has been at the forefront of successful negotiations to resolve disputes