Union breakthrough at FlyGlobespan
29 May 2008
Unite, Britain's biggest union has gained recognition for more
than 200 cabin crew employees at the Edinburgh based, low cost
carrier Flyglobespan.
Brian Boyd, national officer described the deal as a
'breakthrough'. The union has been involved in a long campaign for
recognition at Flyglobespan which has been resisted by the company
for more than a year.
Unite the union submitted an application to the Central Arbitration
Committee (CAC) in December 2007 for recognition for collective
bargaining at Flyglobespan. The CAC yesterday declared that the
union should be recognised by the employer to conduct collective
bargaining on behalf of all UK based permanent cabin crew including
senior cabin crew at the following airports; Glasgow, Edinburgh,
Durham Tees, Exeter, London Gatwick, Doncaster/Sheffield,
Newcastle, Birmingham and Belfast.
Brian Boyd, national officer said, "This is a breakthrough for
cabin crew employees at Flyglobespan. They have sought nothing more
than the basic right to be heard in their workplace. They are a
dedicated and professional group of workers, who have served
passengers well in difficult circumstances.
They are now entitled to be rewarded for their efforts with
improved terms and conditions of employment . We will now be
entering into discussions with the company, with the intention of
establishing a positive relationship, and one that acts on the
concerns of Flyglobespan's cabin crew ".
Unite is the largest trade union within the UK Civil Air Transport
Sector, which represents over 30,000 cabin crew members and has
recognition agreements with every major UK carrier.
ENDS
Contact Ciaran Naidoo on 07768 931 315
Notes to editors: The Central Arbitration Committee is a permanent
independent body with statutory powers whose main function is to
adjudicate on applications relating to the statutory recognition of
trade unions for collective bargaining purposes, where such
recognition cannot be agreed voluntarily.
