The British Airways (BA) cabin crew have planned to stage a 48-hour strike over low payments after rejecting a deal proposed by the airline last month.
UNITE Trade Union made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that about 2,500 members of BA’s mixed fleet will hold the walkout next week from January 10, threatening to disrupt flights.
The action came after the cabin crew rejected a 2-percent raise in their salaries, which Unite said were supposed to be between £21,000 and £25,000 annually but, in reality, started at just over £12,000 plus £3 an hour flying pay.
The strike had been initially planned for Christmas Day and December 26 but it was postponed after the airline made the pay offer. However, 70 percent of the union members voted the offer down later.
“British Airways is needlessly provoking strike action by refusing to extend the mandate of the strike ballot,” Unite national officer Oliver Richardson said.
“Instead of listening to…