Employment dispute looms again for BA

Published on 29 Jun 2010 under category: legal

More employment disputes at BA are expected, after union Unite accused the airline of breaking rules around striking.

According to the union, BA called in volunteers from other parts of the airline to cover for striking workers and showed "disregard" for its own workplace agreements.

Members will also be asked about entering into another dispute over the withdrawal of travel perks to workers who supported the strike.

According to reports, if further action is supported by workers, Unite will instead disrupt BA's flights and commercial activities by organising "sporadic" strikes.

Despite the union and BA's near-reconciliation on a number of issues, some are concerned about BA's tactics during the organisation's industrial action.
Union leaders called on the airline to "drop the tough talk".

Brian Boyd, national officer for civil aviation at Unite, said: "Unite has consistently tried to find a negotiated settlement to the original items of dispute.
"Unfortunately there has been an unwillingness from the company to take a step back from its position of confrontation."

It described BA's behaviour as "vindictive".

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