Unite reaction to BA's announcement of £164m pre-tax
losses
30 July 2010
Derek Simpson, Unite joint general secretary, said: "This is a
dispute over £10 million. Contrast that with the £164 million
in losses this quarter alone and questions must be asked about the
direction of BA's management and the sense of them maintaining this
dispute with cabin crew.
"It is important to remember that on every call in this dispute,
BA's management has got it wrong. It claimed that crew would
accept the offer if Unite put it to them; they did not. Only
15% voted in favour with 85% finding no appeal in it at all.
BA also claimed that the majority of crew worked during the dispute
but we have processed over 7000 claims for strike pay - that means
70% of Heathrow crew, the backbone of the BA operation, took strike
action in defence of standards at the airline.
"These losses bring no pleasure to Unite. It is never our
intention to see BA struggle. We would far prefer to se it
thrive and the way to ensure this is to settle peacefully with
cabin crew."
ENDS
For further information, please contact Pauline Doyle on 07976
832 861
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