BA crew announce six more strike days
British Airways mixed fleet cabin crew have announced a further six days of strikes next month.
They will walk out on February 5, 6, 7 and 9, 10 and 11.
The action follows two previous strikes by its mixed fleet crew, who are pushing for higher pay.
Their union Unite said it had sent an open letter to BA on Wednesday in which it accused the airline of spending money trying to limit the impact of the industrial action rather than resolving the crew’s grievance.
In the letter it said: "Your reluctance to offer a reasonable pay deal to our members, yet spend what we believe is now reaching millions of pounds in trying to quash strike action, suggests money is available and this is a question of ideology. We urge you to recognise that there is a chance here for British Airways to take a different route."
It went on to add: "We urge you to avoid any further dispute and do the right thing for your cabin crew and our customers by engaging with mixed fleet Unite to negotiate a genuinely meaningful way forward. We would suggest that we get back around the table, with the starting point being the encouraging start that we made at Acas before Christmas."
Unite national officer Oliver Richardson said: "Rather than addressing poverty pay, British Airways is spending money hand over fist on chartering in aircraft to cover striking cabin crew.
"If it can afford to waste money in such a manner then British Airways can clearly afford to address pay levels which are among the lowest in the industry.
"We would urge British Airways to wake up to the determination of our members, who contribute massively to the billions of pounds in profits the airline generates, and get around the negotiating table to resolve the dispute and avoid a further six days of costly strike action."
BA claims salaries for its mixed fleet crew, who have all joined the airline since 2010, are in line with its competitors.
In response to the union’s announcement of further strikes, the airline said it would post its contingency plans on January 31 for the first three strike days and it promised all passengers would be able to travel to their destinations. During the most recent walkout earlier this month, BA continued to operate 90% of its flights.
"We will publish our contingency plans on Thursday 2 February to customers who have bookings in the second set of three days of threatened industrial action," it said.
The airline asked customers not to call its contact centres as they won’t be able to provide any more details.
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