Jul 7, 2022
British Airways strike called off after new pay offer
British Airways has avoided a damaging summer strike after agreeing a "Vastly improved" pay deal, according to unions, a boost to the airline that has been forced to cancel thousands of flights this year. The Unite union on Thursday said a dispute affecting check-in staff at London's Heathrow airport "Has been suspended" after the company made a new offer on pay. About 700 BA check-in crew at Heathrow had voted to strike last month, with unions promising "Severe disruption" timed to coincide with the summer rush to fly abroad. Unite said the pay offer from BA was "Vastly improved" without disclosing further details. The union had demanded that pay be reinstated to its pre-pandemic level, following a 10 per cent cut imposed by BA when the industry was all but shut down by Covid-19 travel restrictions. Nadhim Zahawi, the new chancellor, has not given any firm signal on whether he might be prepared to fund more generous pay settlements for public sector workers than the 2-3 per cent offer currently factored into departmental funding plans.
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