Another BA strike on the cards

[Thedelldays]

after another ballot was found to be a sham

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12397119

 

 

damn those trolly dollies

[marc_saint]

Im flying BA on Saturday week. They'd better not be on strike then!

 

Like you say.... damn trolly dollies! They earn more money than our troops in Afghanistan ffs!!!

[dune]

British Airways cabin crew are to be re-balloted for strikes in their long-running dispute following a 'legal blitz' by the airline which has forced them to abandon their last vote.

The giant Unite union has been forced into an embarrassing climb-down following a legal challenge by the airline - revealed by the Daily Mail.

 

It means the existing strike ballot is unsafe and cannot be used to justify a walk-out.

Unite said BA had informed the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) that a recent ballot on industrial action was unlawful and that any action taken would be unprotected.

Even though this was 'merely an assertion' by BA, the ERS issued a qualification in its report on the ballot, said Unite.

'Unite therefore cannot call industrial action based on this ballot, since such a move would expose our members to sanctions by a bullying employer,' said general secretary Len McCluskey.

Unite accused BA of launching a 'legal blitz' against the independent scrutineer used to conduct the recent ballot.

BA has vowed to continue flying through any strike action - but believes the stomach for a strike is waning. Cabin crew are 'voting with their feet' and deserting the union, it says.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354904/BA-cabin-crew-abandon-plans-walkout-airline-challenges-legality.html

 

Edited 8 February, 2011 by dune