Unite gives BA seven days' notice of strike ballot
14 December 2010
Unite, Britain's biggest union, has given British Airways seven
days notice of its intention to ballot cabin crew members on strike
action.
The ballot will begin on Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 and will
close on Friday, January 21st, 2011.
Unite's strike ballot is over the following outstanding
issues:
1. The immediate restoration of staff travel concessions, in
full, to the crew from whom they were taken by BA.
2. Binding arbitration, through ACAS, of all cabin crew
disciplinary cases related to the original dispute.
3. The restoration of all earnings docked from crew who were
genuinely off sick during strike dates.
4. Full and proper discussion of the trade union facilities
agreement at the company with the immediate removal of all threats
and sanctions made by BA in relation to this.
5. The introduction of mixed fleet on different terms and
conditions without the agreement of the trade union.
Unite joint general secretary, Tony Woodley said:
"British Airways knows what it must do to end this dispute. Four
of the five outstanding issues are no cost issues for the airline
and are about treating cabin crew with dignity, respect and ending
the climate of persecution. The fifth item is about stopping BA
from imposing a near minimum waged workforce and killing their
brand.
"Unite is still open to talks but BA must appreciate the
strength of feeling across the airline about how badly they've
handled this dispute. BA must get serious and work with us to
settle the issues before us."
ENDS
Contact: Ciaran Naidoo on 07768 931 315 or Pauline Doyle on
07976 832 861
