Heathrow
Gate Gourmet dispute costs BA £35-£45m
British Airways has estimated that this summer's Gate Gourmet staff dispute cost it between £35m and £45m.
The dispute is still continuing, with redundancy offers being attached to a number of conditions. The T&G bureaucracy is likely to broker a deal that will not be in the interests of the workers.
Baggage handlers launched a wildcat strike in solidarity with the catering workers. Releasing its results for the three months to 30 September, BA saw its pre-tax profit fall 18% to £241m.
Gate Gourmet dispute continues
Although it's dropped out of the headlines, the Gate Gourmet dispute is still very much going on.
Workers are still picketing daily on Beacon Hill, Gate Gourmet workers called a press conference today, the details of which follow below.
BA acts against three workers for Gate Gourmet solidarity
British Airways has started disciplinary proceedings against three shop stewards following August's unofficial strike at Heathrow Airport.
At the time, baggage handlers walked out for two days in sympathy with sacked workers at the airline's in-flight caterer Gate Gourmet.
British Airways said two of the shop stewards have been suspended on full pay while the third continues to work.
All three are members of the Transport & General Workers' Union (T&G).
Solidarity with the Gate Gourmet workers
Resources and links with information on background and how you can support the 620 sacked Gate Gourmet workers.
Read information about the strike here:
http://libcom.org/tags/gate-gourmet
By far the best strike support website to check out is http://sackedbygategourmet.org.uk. Make sure you visit the support page for info on solidarity protests, support gigs, mailing list and more!
