British Airways cabin crew to stage 48-hour walkout on January 10

I n an ongoing pay dispute which saw British Airways narrowly avert a Christmas Day strike, Unite union, that represents airline’s cabin crew, announced a 48-hour walkout for later in January.

E oo atu i le 2,700 le auvaa o le kabin e tatau ona teteʻe mai ia Ianuari 10 ina ua uma ona teena se maliega na fuafuaina e le kamupani vaalele ia Tesema, o le tala lea a le iuni.

O le ofo o le masina na te’a nei na taofia ai se savaliga na mua’i fuafuaina mo le aso Kerisimasi ma le aso 26 o Tesema (Aso Fusu), ae o le 70 pasene o sui auai o le Unite na a’afia i le feeseeseaiga na mulimuli ane te’ena i se palota na faaiuina i le aso 1 o Ianuari.

O le gaioiga fa'apisinisi e aofia ai le auvaa a le British Airways na auai i le kamupani va'alele ina ua mae'a le 2010 ma galulue i le tu'ufa'atasiga o va'alele pu'upu'u ma mamao.

Fai mai Unite latou te mauaina se totogi masani faaletausaga e na o le sili atu i le £ 12,000 faatasi ai ma tupe maua faaopoopo e fuafua i le taimi e alu i luga o le ea, o se seti na fai mai le iuni e faamalosia ai nisi o le aufaigaluega e maua ni galuega lua.

Oliva Richardson, Unite National Officer, na ia taʻua o loʻo ia faʻamoemoe e mafai ona toe faʻafouina talanoaga ma le kamupani vaalele.

“O lo'o tumau pea le fa'amoemoe o Unite e mafai ona fa'ataunu'uina se fa'atalanoaga fa'atalanoa e fetaui ma fa'anaunauga a o tatou sui ma fa'amalosia le British Airways ina ia fa'atino lelei i talanoaga 'anoa e fo'ia ai totogi o le mativa,” o lana tala lea.

Those involved in the strike account for 15 percent of British Airways cabin crew and the airline said it aimed to have all customers travel to their destinations during the walk-out.

"Matou te matua le fiafia ona ua toe filifili le Unite e taulaʻi a matou tagata faʻatau.

"O loʻo matou taulaʻi nei i le puipuia o matou tagata faʻatau mai lenei gaioiga le talafeagai ma le faʻamaoni atoatoa," o le tala lea a British Airways i se faʻamatalaga.

E lei tuuina mai e le kamupani vaalele se auiliiliga o lana ofo i le auvaa, ae fai mai o le talosaga na atagia mai ai totogi a isi kamupani Peretania.