BA accused of using ‘fire and rehire’ tactics during lockdown to slash 10% off Unite and GMB workers’ pay
‘With grim predictability, holiday makers face massive disruption thanks to the pig-headedness of BA,’ a GMB officer says.‘With grim predictability, holiday makers face massive disruption thanks to the pig-headedness of BA,’ a GMB officer says.First published on Thu 23 Jun 2022 13.19 BST
“All our members are asking for – and these are primarily low-paid women – is for BA to reinstate the 10% taken from them during the pandemic,” a GMB spokesperson said. GMB said while BA was offering a 10% one-off bonus for this year, the union is demanding that the 10% pay cut imposed on workers during the pandemic be reversed permanently.
Nadine Houghton, a GMB national officer, said: “With grim predictability, holiday makers face massive disruption thanks to the pig-headedness of“Our members need to be reinstated the 10% they had stolen from them last year with full back pay and the 10% bonus which other colleagues have been paid.
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