BA make new offer to cabin crew
26.06.10
BA made a new offer to the union representing 12,000 cabin crew at a meeting facilitated via ACAS yesterday, in an effort to prevent further strike action in a 17-month dispute over pay, conditions and staffing. The airline offered to increase allowances for existing crew once new recruits join their ranks this autumn, drop plans to reduce benefits in order to fund higher staffing levels on some flights, and lift salaries for two years starting in 2011, it said in a statement.
The proposals do not address the removal of travel benefits from striking cabin crew, the suspension of around 60 strikers, some of whom have already been sacked, and the use of volunteer cabin crews during strikes, issues that Unite says must be resolved before a deal on a wider cost-cutting plan can be agreed.
Bill Francis, head of cabin crew at the airline, said: ‘We have changed our offer after feedback we have received from crew. Crew who are not members of Unite are invited to accept the offer on an individual basis. Members of Unite who want to accept the offer are urged to express their views to the union.’
Unite said it will consider the proposals and consult with cabin-crew representatives before making a formal response. However, it said: ‘We are not at all optimistic that this offer provides a basis for resolution of the dispute.' ACAS said another meeting is planned for next week.
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