Cabin crew working for British Airways’ mixed fleet have overwhelmingly voted to accept a pay deal that brings their long running dispute to an end, Unite announced today (October 31). …Read more…
Retirement uncertainty
Unite has demanded urgent talks after it was revealed yesterday (September 7) that British Airways intends to close its main pension scheme. Blaming low interest rates and rising life…Read more…
Pause for peace
Unite today (August 22) called on British Airways to use a ‘pause for peace’ to enter talks and find a resolution to the long running mixed fleet cabin crew dispute over pay and the sanctioning of…Read more…
BA strike goes on
Unite members working as cabin crew for British Airways’ mixed fleet today (August 11) urged the airline to get around the negotiating table to avoid continued legal action and the cost of ‘wet…Read more…
‘Hat trick’ protests
In a stunning display of solidarity, workers involved in three separate disputes were joined by Unite Community branches from across London in a protest against low pay under the banner of…Read more…
‘Hammer out a deal’
A strike by British Airways’ mixed fleet cabin crew will stretch to the end of August unless the airline hammers out an agreement in the long running dispute over pay and the sanctioning of striking…Read more…
‘London United’
Striking hospital workers, cabin crew and Bank of England staff will be coming together for a series of protests in London tomorrow (August 3) to highlight their fight for better pay. …Read more…
‘Nothing in my fridge’
The days of glamourous flying are over – well at least for most of us. Likewise the days when working as cabin crew for the ‘world’s favourite airline’ was a dream job, a job synonymous with serving…Read more…
Colossal profits shame
The country’s national carrier, British Airways, can easily afford to resolve its long-running pay dispute with its ‘poverty pay’ mixed fleet cabin crew workforce, according to Unite. …Read more…
‘Bribing’ crew attempts slammed
Members of Unite working for British Airways’ mixed fleet yesterday (July 19) announced a further 14 days of strike action amid warnings that the airline’s attempts to bribe people into not striking…Read more…
Solidarity needed – housing, BA, NHS and finance
Four groups of Unite members are currently engaged in pretty serious industrial action at the moment. They deserve our support.
I’d previously posted about the outsourced Manchester housing maintenance workers. They are now escalating their action wit…Read more…
‘The world is watching’
Striking members of British Airways’ mixed fleet cabin crew today (July 5) protested outside the headquarters of Qatar Airways as Unite announced it had launched legal action over the ‘wet leasing’…Read more…
BA pay strike to start
Unite has accused British Airways of seeking to ‘punish’ workers on ‘poverty pay’ as mixed fleet cabin crew geared up for tomorrow’s (Saturday July 1) start of a 16-day strike over pay and the…Read more…
Stop BA ‘wet lease’ call
Unite today (June 23) is calling on the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to turn down an application by British Airways to charter or ‘wet lease’ nine Qatari registered Airbus that it wants to provide…Read more…
‘Deeply disappointing’
Unite members working for British Airways’ mixed fleet announced a two week strike today (Friday June 16), after the airline refused to accept the union’s final compromise position on the outstanding…Read more…
Brighton BA protest
Striking members of Unite working as cabin crew for British Airways mixed fleet will be taking their battle against low pay to Brighton tomorrow (March 4) with a protest at the British Airways…Read more…
Further BA strikes
Members of Unite working as cabin crew for British Airways mixed fleet announced a further round of seven days of strikes today (February 24) in their ongoing pay dispute, taking the total number of…Read more…
BA crew pile on pressure
Unite members working for British Airways’ mixed fleet piled further pressure on the airline today (February 14) by announcing a further four days of strikes on top of the four days of action…Read more…
‘Great resolve’
Unite called on British Airways to enter talks at the conciliation service Acas and reach an agreement to avoid further strikes next week in a dispute over poverty pay involving the airline’s mixed…Read more…
Low pay? No way!
Unite BA cabin crew took their fight against poverty pay to Parliament today (February 7) as they enlisted the support of MPs. Cabin crew, who earn on average only £16,000 a year including…Read more…