Time to find another airline I think.......

[Rob W 0]

BA acts against three employees

Bus at Heathrow Airport near BA airliners

Thousands of BA passengers were stranded by the strike action

British Airways has started disciplinary proceedings against three shop stewards following August's unofficial strike at Heathrow Airport.

 

At the time, baggage handlers walked out for two days in sympathy with sacked workers at the airline's in-flight caterer Gate Gourmet.

 

British Airways said two of the shop stewards have been suspended on full pay while the third continues to work.

 

All three are members of the Transport & General Workers' Union (T&G).

 

A spokesman for the T&G confirmed that disciplinary action has started against three of its members, but declined to comment further.

 

The BA baggage handlers went out on wildcat strike after Gate Gourmet's loss making UK division sacked 667 workers at Heathrow in a dispute over pay and conditions.

 

Staff information

 

The BA walkout left more than 100,000 passengers stranded and cost the airline an estimated £40m ($72m).

 

Former Gate Gourmet workers

The sacked Gate Gourmet workers campaigned hard against the firm

 

Following the dispute, BA set up a confidential phone line as part of its investigation.

 

Employees were invited to ring the number to report any incidents of alleged bullying or intimidation that led to the strike action.

 

The three union officials now being probed were reportedly named by staff calling the hotline.

 

BA said it could not give out anymore information as the investigation was ongoing.

 

'Troublemakers'

 

Negotiations are continuing to end the Gate Gourmet dispute, with all staff - including those that were sacked - having been offered redundancy packages.

 

About 700 staff - 300 of those sacked and 400 from current employees - have applied to accept the offer, according to the T&G.

 

Yet one area of disagreement appears to still need to be resolved - Gate Gourmet's insistence that it will definitely not re-employ 200 so-called "troublemakers".

 

While the US-owned caterer has secured the improved BA contract it says its UK operation needs to secure its financial survival, but this is dependent upon Gate Gourmet resolving the labour dispute.

[Guest Sima]

Weren't GG charging around £20 each per meal?

[Rob W 0]

20p if they supplied the last meal I had on BA

 

Reported last year

 

Gatwick Tower to BA234 " Speedbird 234 - Continental 23 ahead of you reports large dead animal at end of active runway - beware!"

 

"Speedbird 234 - thanks - I'll advise our caterers to go out and collect it"

[Guest Sima]

Charging £20 for a beef and horseradish sandwich is nothing short of scandalous tbh.

[Rob W 0]

I don't think they do actually..............

[Guest Sima]

If their average price is £20 that's all I got on a short haul flight, well that and a kit kat.

 

Should just do what Sleazyjet do and let people bring their own stuff on.

[Kid Dynamite 7030]

i flew back to heathrow from newark on BA and got a $20 voucher for the airport, plus 2 packed lunches on the plane. cant complain, had masses of grub before i left!