BA workers to strike again?

Date: 15/12/2010

Employee motivation at British Airways (BA), which has fluctuated in the last year due to strikes, could take a hit again as its union invites staff to vote on another walk-out.

Its trade union Unite has given BA seven-days notice of its intention to ballot workers in the ongoing dispute over pay, staffing and holiday perks.

Previous strikes this year have not reached any agreement, and Unite says there are still five issues they will ask staff to vote on - the reinstatement of staff travel concessions, a review of disciplinary cases related to the strike, restoration of docked pay for staff who were off sick on strike days, trade union facilities at the airline and the revised terms and conditions for new staff.

Tony Woodley, Unite joint general secretary, said that BA "knows what it must do" to resolve the issues.

"Four of the five outstanding issues are no cost issues for BA and are about treating cabin crew with dignity, respect and ending the climate of persecution," he said.

"The fifth item is about stopping BA from imposing a near minimum waged workforce and killing BA's brand."

Other high-profile strikes this year which affected employee motivation include those involving BBC journalists, who took part in walk-outs after dispute over pensions.

However, a statement from the National Union of Journalists suggested that it had been resolved earlier in December.

Posted by Elizabeth Mewes 

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