Unite calls for peace at BA annual general meeting
12 July 2010
WHEN: Tuesday, July 13th, from 10am
WHERE: QE2 Centre, Westminster, London SW1
Unite, the union representing British Airways cabin crew, will
be outside the airline's annual general meeting tomorrow (Tuesday)
to ask shareholders for their support in ending the long-running
dispute between the workforce and BA management.
The 11,000 cabin crew are currently voting on an offer from the
company. Acceptance could end the dispute but nevertheless
important issues will remain unresolved, including the withdrawal
of staff travel arrangements from thousands of crew who took lawful
strike action earlier this year.
Unite members will be at the QE2 Centre distributing a letter to
shareholders which asks for an end to management by conflict and
calls instead for concerted efforts to be made to rebuild
relationships across the company.
Unite will be joined by senior representatives of the CC.OO, the
Spanish union which represents Iberia cabin crew. BA and Iberia are
set to merge in November this year. However, the CC.OO is concerned
that the hardline stance adopted by BA is at odds with the
industrial relations style practiced within Iberia and could put
the merger at risk.
ENDS
For further information, please contact Pauline Doyle on 07976
832 861
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