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06/07/2017
British Airways Cabin Crew Announce More Strikes
Members of Unite the union working for British Airways' mixed fleet announced a further escalation in their dispute over pay and the sanctioning of striking workers with a further 14 days of continuous strike action.
The strike running from 00:01 hours on Wednesday 19 July 2017 to 23:59 hours on Tuesday 1 August 2017 is in addition to a 16-day strike currently underway which started at 00:01 on Saturday 1 July and finishes at 23:59 on Sunday 16 July.
As part of the dispute, Unite has launched legal action against the government’s decision to give the go-ahead to the 'wet lease' of nine Airbus aircraft by British Airways to cover striking cabin crew strike. The union argues that the lease of aircraft and cabin crew from Qatar Airways breaches European regulations.
Unite national officer Oliver Richardson said: "The announcement of a further escalation, underlines the determination of our members in their fight for better pay and against British Airways’ bullying behaviour.
"We are seeing strong support for the ongoing strike action. The time and money British Airways is spending on wet leasing aircraft and bullying striking cabin crew are resources which could easily settle this dispute.
"It's high time British Airways stopped spending millions defending low pay and its bullying approach by negotiating a settlement to this long running dispute."
(CD)
The strike running from 00:01 hours on Wednesday 19 July 2017 to 23:59 hours on Tuesday 1 August 2017 is in addition to a 16-day strike currently underway which started at 00:01 on Saturday 1 July and finishes at 23:59 on Sunday 16 July.
As part of the dispute, Unite has launched legal action against the government’s decision to give the go-ahead to the 'wet lease' of nine Airbus aircraft by British Airways to cover striking cabin crew strike. The union argues that the lease of aircraft and cabin crew from Qatar Airways breaches European regulations.
Unite national officer Oliver Richardson said: "The announcement of a further escalation, underlines the determination of our members in their fight for better pay and against British Airways’ bullying behaviour.
"We are seeing strong support for the ongoing strike action. The time and money British Airways is spending on wet leasing aircraft and bullying striking cabin crew are resources which could easily settle this dispute.
"It's high time British Airways stopped spending millions defending low pay and its bullying approach by negotiating a settlement to this long running dispute."
(CD)
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