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Employee unions at British Airways (BA) urged members to reject the airline’s latest pay proposal and said they will begin preparing for a potential industrial action.
The biggest airline of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA has been facing a coordinated campaign for bigger salary increases from pilots, cabin crew and ground staff since November. The effort is challenging British Airways CEO Alex Cruz’s plan to beat down costs so the carrier can fend off competition from discounters including EasyJet Plc in Europe and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA.
“Each union is increasingly concerned at BA’s unrealistic and inflexible approach to these negotiations and the company’s refusal to share with its own loyal staff the rewards of the success they have helped bring to the airline,†the letter said. British Airways is continuing discussions with the unions, said Liza Ravenscroft, a spokeswoman.