It is clear that the economic policies being pursued by the Conservatives under George Osborne and Boris Johnson are not working. Unemployment is rising and millions of Londoners are feeling squeezed by rising costs. London needed a budget that delivers economic growth and invests in the future of London. That means lower taxes for the majority, […]
Posts under ‘Transport’
BA stops pay of pregnant cabin crew
Mar 14th, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Just when you thought they could stoop no lower — British Airways management strike again! BA cabin crew, that become pregnant and live too far to travel to Heathrow or Gatwick to perform ground duties, will now be forced to take unpaid leave by the airline. A move by management in recent days will see […]
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As new strike ballot gets underway, Unite tells BA ‘we’re ready to meet, are you?’
Mar 1st, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Unite’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, has today extended an invitation to new British Airways chief executive, Keith Williams, to meet with him at any time to discuss solutions to the cabin crew dispute, now in its third year. The offer comes as Unite’s approximately 10,000 cabin crew members at the airline begin to vote for strike […]
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The Right to Strike
May 18th, 2010 by Michael Meacher.The High Court judgement to prohibit the BA strike because Unite had failed to notify all eligible voters that there were 11 spoiled ballot papers brings the law into utter disrepute and reduces the judicial process to farce. How would politicians feel if their election was disallowed because the number of spoiled ballot papers had […]
