Unite steps up financial support for BA cabin crew - £700,000
to be raised for fight against cuts
29 March 2010
Unite, the union for BA cabin crew, has announced today
(Monday) that it will raise £700,000 from Unite's branches to
support cabin crew in their fight to protect standards and jobs at
the airline.
The news comes as the cabin crew take their sixth day of
industrial action. The funds will be in addition to the money the
union is paying to crew in strike pay.
Tony Woodley, Unite joint general secretary said: "This is
an unprecedented move and it shows that Unite is absolutely
determined to give our members all the support they deserve in
winning this battle against the BA bullies.
"We continue to search for a decent settlement in this
dispute but cabin crew are not going to be driven back to work for
lack of resources."
The proposal was agreed today (Monday) by the General
Executive of Unite. A mandatory 2 percent levy will be placed on
Unite's branches for the next quarter to support the
strikers.
For more information about the dispute, click
here
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