The following statement was issued by the Chair and Secretary of United Left. United Left is the Broad Left (an alliance of different left-wing activists from various political parties and none within the union). Len McCluskey, the current General Secretary of Unite was the United Left candidate in the recent General Secretary election. On the [...]
Peace in our time? The agreement between cabin crew and management.
On 12 May at a mass members’ meeting, Unite British Airways cabin crew voted to put the latest agreement between the union and management to a ballot of the membership. This appears to be the final chapter in one of the longest running disputes in Britain for a generation. Since a mass meeting in October [...]
The Final Furlong? Cabin Crew agree to ballot latest offer from BA
A mass meeting today of Unite cabin crew at BA members agreed to ballot the wider membership in regard to the companies latest offer to settle the long running dispute. According to an official statement from Unite, the union will be recommending acceptance of the offer, which includes the restoration of staff travel. Further analysis [...]
