Behave and we’ll give you back your perks, BA tells crew
British Airways has offered to restore basic travel concessions to cabin crew who went on strike earlier this year in a bid to end the long-running and costly dispute between the two parties.
However, it says staff who took industrial action must show three years of good behaviour before their seniority is restored, and in the meantime they must wait at the back of the line for free or discounted flights.
BA has also made the offer conditional on Unite, the cabin crew union, dropping its legal action against the airline.
Unite had threatened to take BA to court over its decision to strip crew of their travel perks, claiming the airline’s action was in breach of European human rights legislation.
The union has agreed to put BA’s latest offer to a ballot of cabin crew members, saying that representatives agreed it was ‘the best that can be achieved through negotiation in the current climate’.
Acas chief conciliator Peter Harwood, who conducted talks between BA and Unite with help from general secretary of the TUC Brendan Barber, said he was hopeful the ballot would lead to an end to the dispute.
"Both parties approached the talks constructively and new proposals have been tabled," said Harwood.
"We are hopeful that these will produce a positive outcome in the members ballot which will lead to a settlement of this long-running dispute."
Unite is expected to ballot its members this week.
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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