Pilots working for British Airways say they are “appalled” at the airline’s attitude to jobs talks, and that negotiations “hang by a thread”.
BA is consulting with the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) over 1,130 redundancies, which the carrier says are necessary in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The airline is planning to cut up to 12,000 of its 42,000 staff overall, including more than a quarter of pilots.
But Brian Strutton, general secretary of the pilots’ union, told The Independent that British Airways has placed a further 125 jobs at risk, and is warning of more drastic action.
He added: “BA has for the first time threatened all 4,300 BA pilots with dismissal and re-engagement if we did not reach agreement on changes to terms and conditions.
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