Dearest members, colleagues and friends, It has come as a shock to us this morning to receive individual letters basically holding a gun to our heads to make an impossible decision by August 5th. We had no clue BA would take this path after collective consultation had literally just started. GMB submitted an alternative proposal document yesterday to the company … Read More
Vote of No Confidence
The result of the survey we ran earlier this week was as follows: Q1: Do you have confidence in British Airways CEO Alex Cruz’s handling of the Coronavirus crisis? Yes: 1.4% No: 98.6% Q2: Do you support the proposals he has put forward? Yes: 1.3% No: 98.7% There was a similar result in the Unite vote and between the two … Read More
GMB Update – 10th June 2020
Dear GMB member, Support this Bill Please see below Twitter feed from Scottish MP Gavin Newlands seeking to outlaw ‘fire and rehire’ practices like those currently threatened by BA: click here. We cannot guarantee that this will go through so please write urgently to your MP asking them to support it. To find out how to contact your MP please click here. … Read More
Clarification Update
Dear GMB Member, Nothing has changed Imagine you are walking down the street. A man points a gun at you and hands you a note saying: ‘Give me all your money’. You refuse. He then hands you another note saying ‘Give all me your money. Please’. The language may be more polite, but the demand is still unreasonable and the gun … Read More
Campaign Latest
Dear GMB Member and Friends & Family, We thought you would be interested in the latest news about the various campaigns going on which we hope will help our members at BA. Debate in Parliament The Chair of the Transport Select Committee is calling for a debate in Parliament this week about the situation at British Airways. View here, As you can … Read More