Half of BA long haul crew on strike on Monday, union claims
Sunday, 25 May, 2010
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More than half of British Airways long haul cabin crew took strike action on Monday, according to the Unite union.
The union calculated that 473 staff did not turn up to work on worldwide flights on the first day of the latest five-day walk-out.
There were 361 who reported in to work including temporary crew, international crew and volunteers, giving around 56% on strike.
In the short haul European fleet, 274 staff did not report to work and 248 went in, according to Unite. On a normal day there would have 1,000 staff.
Unite claimed that there is evidence that BA is using more 24 hour shift schedules to give it more flexibility during the first of a series of five walkouts by cabin crew.
Unite joint general secretary Tony Woodley said: "This strike is now in day nine.
“The meter is running at £7 million per day, which means BA has lost £63 million at least on the strike – and that is before it counts the cost of business lost when passengers look elsewhere during the peak summer period.
"On what planet does it make sound business sense to spend shareholders’ and investors’ money this way? Or to allow this instability to drag on?”
Woodley called on BA chief executive Willie Walsh to “waste no further time or resources but instead work with us to settle this strike”.
by Phil Davies
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