British Airways looks to take union talks to the wire
British Airways is looking to bring in the conciliation service ACAS as its ongoing discussions with the unions reached deadlock. The company has been undergoing a significant cost saving exercise over the last few months although the final push, which would see a pay freeze for at least two years and up to 3000 additional redundancies, appears doomed to failure. However the company is claiming that without the help of the unions there is a significant chance that the business could go under with the potential loss of tens of thousands of jobs worldwide.
While the situation with British Airways a slightly clouded by the impact of the rising price of oil there is no doubt that other companies around the UK, many of which are already suffering, are looking to use the final throes of the recession to reduce their own costs and create much leaner and meaner operations. As you would expect, the UK unions are adamant that UK worker rights must be protected as much as possible and while not against discussing potential changes with British Airways, the unions believe the situation is being "overcooked" by the British Airways management.
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