Unite levies support for BA cabin crew

Unite, has announced that it will raise £700,000 from it branches to support BA cabin crew in their fight to protect standards and jobs at the airline.

The news comes as the cabin crew took their sixth day of industrial action. The funds will be in addition to the money the union is paying to crew in strike pay.

Tony Woodley, Unite joint general secretary, said: “It shows that Unite is absolutely determined to give our members all the support they deserve in winning this battle against the BA bullies.

“We continue to search for a decent settlement in this dispute but cabin crew are not going to be driven back to work for lack of resources.”

The proposal was agreed by the general executive of the union. A mandatory 2% levy will be placed on Unite’s branches for the next quarter to support the strikers.

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