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It was great news for around 24,000 British Airways workers today (August 4) as Unite has secured a pay rise worth 13.1 per cent over 18-months, as well as a £1,000 one off payment.
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Engineers at British Airways will have `stolen’ holiday days returned, their union has announced today (September 2). The move is another victory in Unite’s campaign to return British Airways’ workers’ terms and conditions to their pre-pandemic level. The 2,000 engineers were preparing to take strike action to return the three days of annual leave that […]
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An increased 2022 pay offer for British Airways staff has arisen after Unite backed industrial action for check-in staff and a deal for them was agreed after tough negotiations. In welcoming the deal – overwhelmingly backed by BA staff – union chief, Sharon Graham, said BA still have “a long way to go to restore […]
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The prospect of industrial action by check-in staff employed by British Airways at Heathrow airport has ended after workers accepted a significant pay offer. Over 500 members of Unite had overwhelmingly voted for industrial action as a result of British Airways refusing to reinstate the 10 per cent pay cut imposed on the workforce during […]
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In the first test of public opinion since British Airways check-in staff announced that they will take strike action to have their pay restored to the pre-pandemic rate, more than seven in ten (73…Read more…
Workers employed as check in staff by British Airways (BA) at Heathrow airport have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay. Over 500 members of Unite, the UK’s leading union…Read more…
Unite is balloting its members employed as check-in staff by British Airways at Heathrow airport for industrial action in a dispute over pay. The workers who are employed in the company’s ‘A scales…Read more…
British Airways travellers face travel chaos as Heathrow workers vote on strike action, unions say. Hundreds of Unite and GMB members working as Heathrow check in staff and ground staff have voted in…Read more…
Responding to the news that British Airways is to embark on yet another attempt to drive down pay and conditions for workers at the airline, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “The creation…Read more…
Unite announced today (January 27) that British Airways cargo strikes had been called off after a deal had been struck, pending members’ vote. Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett…Read more…
Unite has secured a deal, subject to a members’ ballot, to end the long running dispute over British Airways’ plans to fire and rehire the workforce in its cargo division. Members of Unite…Read more…
BA cargo workers at Heathrow airport are set to strike again for nine days from Friday (January 22). The company’s refusal to row back on its opportunistic plans to fire and rehire its loyal cargo…Read more…
British Airways’ (BA) freight services at Heathrow airport are set for ‘continued significant disruption’ following the announcement of further strikes over the airline’s decision to fire and rehire…Read more…
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, UniteLIVE has regularly highlighted the ‘heroes and zeroes’ of this crisis. Today we present you the top heroes of the year, alongside the worst zeroes, in no…Read more…
At the beginning of this year, no one could have foretold how the aviation industry in the UK – a huge contributor to the economy, supporting nearly 1m jobs – would have so suddenly been brought to…Read more…
Cargo workers employed by British Airways at Heathrow airport have today (December 11) announced that they will take nine days of strike action beginning on Christmas Day. On Monday (December 7) the…Read more…
Cargo workers at British Airways have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in the bitter dispute over the company’s plans to fire and rehire its entire workforce and re-employ them on…Read more…
British Airways is facing significant disruption in its cargo handling business in the run up to Christmas as members of Unite prepare to ballot for industrial action. The dispute is a result of…Read more…
Unite has called for a ‘new chapter of constructive relations with staff and unions’ at British Airways after it was announced today (October 12) that CEO Alex Cruz would be immediately replaced by…Read more…
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE we bring you the latest heroes and zeros amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. HEROES Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail At this…Read more…