Cabin crew say BA dispute is 'trashing brand'
03.07.10
Unite staff representatives have written to BA chief executive Willie Walsh saying they want to restore the airline's positive reputation, the Guardian reports. In a letter to Mr Walsh, the cabin crew representatives claim that the dispute over cost savings and treatment of staff is ‘trashing’ the flag carrier's brand. They added that BA will not achieve ‘true peace’ unless the airline repeals sanctions against striking cabin crew, as flight attendants prepare to vote on a proposal that could bring hostilities to a halt.
The newspaper reports that BA shop stewards have warned the airline's boss: ‘The damage is being done, not only to us as crew, but, to the reputation and good name of British Airways.’ They also said that acceptance of the deal will not produce a lasting truce unless staff travel benefits are fully reinstated for an estimated 5,000 cabin crew.
The postal ballot of 11,000 BA flight attendants, overseen by the Electoral Reform Service, is scheduled to begin next week and is expected to last a fortnight. If the agreement is rejected, a strike ballot will last up to a month. With Unite required to give seven days' notice of any industrial action, this means it is likely that customers will be spared walkouts during the summer holidays.
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