Unite, which represents British Airways cabin crew, pushes for airline to lose Heathrow airport slots if it proceeds with plans
Unused check-in desks are pictured in a near-deserted departure area at Heathrow airport Terminal 5 in west London. Picture: AFP/BEN STANSALL
BA plans to cut 12,000 staff, or more than a quarter of its workforce, to tackle the coronavirus crisis and has also angered unions by proposing new contracts for the workers it keeps. Sharon Graham, Unite’s executive officer, told Reuters it had won significant political backing for its campaign and met investors this week to highlight the risks to BA’s profits if it lost key airport slots.
Graham forecast the battle with BA could last a year and said its significance went beyond the airline industry.
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