High Court denies BA cabin crew right to strike - but Unite
determined to reballot
17th December 2009
On the ruling of the High Court today (Thursday), which has not
upheld Unite the union's ballot of more than 12,000 cabin crew
members, Unite joint general secretaries Derek Simpson and Tony
Woodley said: "While we have never wanted this dispute it is a
disgraceful day for democracy when a court can overrule such an
overwhelming decision by employees taken in a secret
ballot.
"We will of course be studying the judgement, but the fact
remains that this dispute is not settled. Passing the buck to
the courts to do management’s job for them was never going to be
the answer.
“BA must accept that there can be no resolution except through
negotiation, failing which there will inevitably be a further
ballot for industrial action.
"Given the clear mood of cabin crew about management’s
imposition of changes on their working lives, this means that the
spectre of further disruption to the company’s operations cannot be
removed. Only a negotiated agreement can do that.”
ENDS
A letter from Unite’s joint general
secretaries - 17th December 2009
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