British Airways remains firm on strike action
Willie Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways, has been busy with the media this morning as we await the start of the second strike by British Airways cabin crew. Despite public requests from the Unite union to again gather around the negotiating table, with an offer to consider an earlier deal put to the union, it seems that Willie Walsh is remaining firm with regards to the British Airways position on the dispute.
There is some confusion as to whether an earlier offer made by British Airways, and allegedly rejected by the unions, will be reinstated but one thing is for sure, it looks as though British Airways will remove travel perks for cabin crews who have joined the strike action. In an interview with the BBC news channel this morning, Willie Walsh clarified that travel perks given to British Airways employees are non-contractual and the company will remove these for staff who participated in the recent strike activity.
At a time when Gordon Brown is looking for both parties to get together it seems as though the Unite union and the British Airways management are digging their heels in even further. There is concern about the risk to the finances of British Airways not to mention the company's reputation as more and more passengers are adamant they will not fly with the company again. This is an issue which needs to be sorted sooner rather than later for all parties involved.
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