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[Article] BA cabin crew move towards strike action

  • 15-01-2007 5:02pm
    #1
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭


    from rte.ie/business
    Thousands of British Airways cabin crew moved a step closer to strike action today in a row over sick leave, pay and staffing.

    BA staff who are members of the Transport and General Workers Union and took part in the vote backed industrial action by 96%. The turnout of union members was 80%.

    Following the vote, talks between BA and union leaders were scheduled for tomorrow.

    The union said the cabin crew's concerns, which include issues over the implementation of sickness absence policies, pay grading and on board staffing levels, had built up over the last two years but had failed to be addressed properly by senior management.

    BA hit out at the prospect of possible strike action. 'We have not been seeking to achieve new ways of working by imposition, but by negotiation, as in many other areas of our business', a statement from BA said.

    The vote meanwhile comes just a few days after another union representing British Airways staff warned of possible strike action after dismissing a proposed deal to tackle the flag carrier's giant pensions deficit.


Comments

  • #2
    summerhurler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭summerhurler


    if they go on strike its an absolute disgrace. they'll ruin the christmasses of literally millions of people and aredoing nothin but shooting themselves in the foot. the revenue lost by BA if they have to cancel all these flights will mean the company will collapse very soon. i hope each one of them is happy with themselves for using me as a hostage to get more money for themselves by threatening the only thing i've looked forward to for the past 4 months.

    fake tanned queers and sluts


  • #3
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    summerhurler wrote: »
    fake tanned queers and sluts

    Is that part of the standard inflight service now or only avaiblabe to Business Class?

    They are living in cloud cuckoo land though.


  • #4
    mikedragon32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,939 ✭✭✭mikedragon32


    summerhurler wrote: »
    if they go on strike its an absolute disgrace. they'll ruin the christmasses of literally millions of people and aredoing nothin but shooting themselves in the foot. the revenue lost by BA if they have to cancel all these flights will mean the company will collapse very soon. i hope each one of them is happy with themselves for using me as a hostage to get more money for themselves by threatening the only thing i've looked forward to for the past 4 months.

    fake tanned queers and sluts
    Infraction issued.

    Have a read of the charter before you post again.


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