Flying with British Airways for the holidays?
December 15th, 2009
Maybe not. If you’ve got an airline ticket with British Airways this Christmas season, you may be SOL, as BA employees are threatening to strike:
“We are absolutely determined to do whatever we can to protect our customers from this appalling, unjustified decision from Unite,” BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh said in a statement. “We do not want to see a million Christmases ruined.”
The planned strike, from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, follows a dispute with cabin crew over job losses and changes in work practices. BA plans to cut 1,700 jobs, freeze pay for current staff and offer lower wages for new employees.
The airline is appealing to the courts for an injunction to stop the strike, on the grounds that there were “voting irregularities” in the balloting. But if you’re one of the millions of people with a BA airline ticket for Christmas break, you’ll probably want to watch this one carefully.
One of these days, labour and management will figure out how to have it out without getting millions of bystanders trapped in the crossfire.
Update 9/17: A court injunction has been awarded to British Airways to block the strike.
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"One of these days, labour and management will figure out how tohave it outwithout getting millions of bystanders trapped in the crossfire."Unfortunately in some circles this is known as leverage.