Future Of British Business
British Airways Staff at Heathrow Vote to Strike Over Pay
- Votes affect several hundred of carrier’s 30,000 workers
- EasyJet, Ryanair also face labor issues as travel woes spread
The British Airways laircraft at London Heathrow Airport in London, UK.
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British Airways workers at London Heathrow airport are set to strike in a dispute over pay, adding to a wave of industrial action across Europe that threatens to unleash travel chaos in the region this summer.
The GMB and Unite unions said hundreds of BA check-in staff backed walkouts during the peak vacation period after the carrier refused to reverse a 10% pay cut imposed during the pandemic. Unite said it would give the IAG SA unit “a short window of opportunity” to reinstate wages before posting strike dates.