BRITISH AIRWAYS faces more strikes by its cabin crew after the company’s latest cost-cutting pay and conditions offer was rejected by a huge majority of staff.
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Mirroring two previous votes by members of the Unite union, 81% of BA airside staff gave the offer the thumbs down.
“BA management should take note of their own employees’ strong rejection of their offer and immediately address the outstanding concerns,” read a statement from Unite.
“They should make no mistake that Unite is fully committed to supporting our members in furthering this dispute if no resolution is found.”
Unite haven’t yet said when any “furthering” would take place and the rules say that the union needs to give at least a week’s notice before going on strike.
But any strikes are likely to come before the busy summer period as Unite would probably want to avoid the kind of public wrath that accompanied plans to strike over Christmas last year.
In the meantime, BA was keen to put the blame on Unite for the continuation of the dispute.
“We urge Unite to put an end to this unnecessary dispute and focus on the best interests of its members,” was how a BA statement put it.
“There can be nothing positive to be gained from further strikes.”
