BA cabin crew vote on Royal Wedding and Easter holiday strike

Add to My Stories

Strikes: Five walkouts last year cost BA more than 150 millionCabin crew at British Airways will today vote on walkouts during the Royal Wedding and the half-term and Easter holidays, expected to be some of the busiest periods of 2011 for travel.Ahead of the vote, Unite Union leader Len McCluskey issued a stark warning to passengers, saying: Watch this space. Dont go on holiday.
The first strike could be called in a weeks time.
The row, spanning nearly two years, began over cabin crew pay and working conditions but has become bogged down in a stalemate over the removal of travel perks and BAs disciplinary action for some strikers. It sparked five walkouts last year which cost BA more than 150million. Any new action would be timed to disrupt school half-term holidays at the end of February, and the Easter holidays in late April. Todays ballot casts a shadow over the completion of BAs merger with Spanish carrier Iberia to form the International Airlines Group, headed by BA chief executive Willie Walsh. Speaking after a meeting of cabin crew last week, Mr McCluskey said there was strong support for action.

More...

  • Royal wedding fever: Hotel bookings and flight interest for late April rocket
  • Government 'to review Air Passenger Duty' in March, say sources
  • Mobile phone use on planes could endanger a flight, say aviation experts
The two sides last met at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service in December after Unite general secretary Tony Woodley backed away from a deal following pressure to hold out for better terms. No new negotiations are planned, ACAS said.BA said if any strikes went ahead contingency plans will allow us to operate normal timetables at Gatwick and London City. At Heathrow, we will aim to run a substantial proportion of our short-haul programme and 100 per cent of our long-haul operation.

More...

  • Royal wedding fever: Hotel bookings and flight interest for late April rocket
  • Government 'to review Air Passenger Duty' in March, say sources
  • Mobile phone use on planes could endanger a flight, say aviation experts


Comments

Post a Comment