BASED ON COMMUNICATIONS FROM UNITE, THE RALLY SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND (MARCH 27 – 28) IS CANCELED. IF THE RALLY IS RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE, WE WILL NOTIFY YOU ACCORDINGLY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF OUR COLLEAGUES AT UNITE
From: George Miranda, President
When: Saturday, March 27 & Sunday, March 28, 2010
Time 12:30 pm –
Where: British Airways Terminal 7
JFK Airport
Why: Support for striking UNITE flight attendants
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UNITE the union representing 14,000 flight attendants at British Airways is on strike. Please join Steve Turner, Unite national officer for aviation; David Bourne, Director of the IBT Airline Division and John Conley, TWU Air Transport Division Director in support of these striking workers.
British Airways is planning to axe 1,700 jobs, impose a two-year wage freeze and introduce a second tier workforce. Unite believes the new contractual changes are an attempt to force staff to pay the price for management failings with the company wringing more and more out of fewer and fewer staff who will be paid less.
Working hours will be extended, crew levels will be slashed, career opportunities will disappear and new starters will be brought in on bargain basement wages.
Thank you in advance for supporting these workers and their fight for a fair and just contract.