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.
Ukuya kuthi ga kwi-2,700 yabasebenzi beekhabhinethi abaza kugwayimba ukusukela nge-10 kaJanuwari emva kokukhaba isivumelwano esicetywe yinkampani yeenqwelomoya ngoDisemba, utshilo umanyano.
Unikezelo lwenyanga ephelileyo luthintele uhambo olwalucwangciselwe uSuku lweKrisimesi kunye ne-26 kaDisemba (uSuku lweBoks), kodwa i-70 pesenti yamalungu aManyano abandakanyekayo kwingxabano ayikhabile kwivoti eyaphela nge-1 kaJanuwari.
Intshukumo yoshishino ibandakanya abasebenzi bekhabhathi yeBritish Airways abathe bajoyina inqwelo moya emva kuka-2010 kwaye basebenza indibaniselwano yeenqwelomoya ezimfutshane nezithatha ixesha elide.
U-Unite uthe bafumana umvuzo wonyaka ongaphezulu kwe-£ 12,000 kunye nemivuzo eyongezelelweyo egqitywe lixesha elichithwe emoyeni, umbutho wabasebenzi uthe unyanzelisa abanye abasebenzi ukuba bafumane imisebenzi yesibini.
U-Oliver Richardson, igosa lezwe lonke, uthe unethemba lokuba iingxoxo kunye nenkampani yeenqwelomoya zingahlaziywa.
“Ukumanyana kuhlala kunethemba lokuba isivumelwano sothethathethwano esihlangabezana neminqweno yamalungu sinokufezekiswa kwaye siya kubongoza iBritish Airways ukuba izibandakanye ngendlela eyakhayo kwiingxoxo ezinentsingiselo ukujongana nentlawulo yentlupheko,” utshilo.
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.
“Sidane kakhulu kukuba i-Unite iphinde yakhetha ukujolisa kubathengi bethu.
"Ngoku sigxile ekukhuseleni abathengi bethu kwesi senzo singeyomfuneko kwaye singenasihlahla ngokupheleleyo," utshilo iBritish Airways kwingxelo.
Inkampani yeenqwelomoya ayizange ibonelele ngeenkcukacha zayo kubasebenzi bekhabhinethi, kodwa yathi isiphakamiso sibonakalisa umvuzo wezinye iinkampani zase-UK.
