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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday September 12 2019, @12:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the disrupted-plans dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

British Airways pilots began a 48-hour strike on Monday, grounding most of the airline's flights and disrupting thousands of travelers' plans in unprecedented industrial action over a pay dispute.

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) last month gave the airline notice of three days of industrial action in September, in what is the first ever strike by BA pilots.

Following the strikes on Sept. 9 and 10, another day of industrial action is scheduled for Sept. 27.

BALPA has said that British Airways (BA) should share more of its profits with its pilots. BA has said the strike action is unjustifiable as its pay offer was fair.

Thousands of customers have had to seek alternative travel arrangements, and the airline has come in for criticism over how it handled communications with passengers ahead of the strikes.

"This strike will have cost the company considerably more than the investment needed to settle this dispute," BALPA General Secretary Brian Strutton said in a statement on the eve of the strike.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @04:42AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @04:42AM (#893056)

    "British Airways (BA) should share more of its profits with its pilots."

    "BA has said the strike action is unjustifiable as its pay offer was fair."

    So, who is BA? Is it the staff and pilots who do the work and who serve you handjobs in Business. Or is it the ??? who want a bigger percentage off the handjobs. Pricks in big offices are deciding not to pay for a quality handjob because they think you won't notice the difference and don't care if there's a higher risk you don't reach your destination.