Heathrow workers announce December strikes over airport’s plans to sack and rehire 4,000 staff

Heathrow Airport workers are to go on strike next month over a dispute about plans to ‘fire and rehire’ 4,000 employees on reduced pay packets. Members of Unite, the UK’s main aviation union, voted 85 per cent in favour of industrial action that will involve firefighters, engineers, campus security, baggage operations, operational and airside workers. The … Read more

British Airways ‘will lay-off thousands of cabin crew then re-hire them on HALF PAY’

British Airways are set to lay off thousands of cabin crew and then re-hire them on half pay as part of a huge restructure, a letter to staff has revealed. IAG chief executive Willie Walsh confirmed last week that consultations on 12,000 job cuts will still go ahead despite the Government extending its furlough scheme … Read more