Holiday flights action backed

Unite cabin crew members working for Thomas Cook Airlines have backed strike action by three-to-one in a dispute over health and safety concerns and ‘dangerous’ changes to rest breaks it was announced today (May 25).

Nearly three quarters of those voting backed taking action as Unite said it would be entering further talks with the company tomorrow at the conciliation service Acas in a bid to resolve the dispute. Further talks are scheduled next Tuesday (May 31).

“We hope that the company take note of this strong vote in favour of action and works with us constructively to resolve the dispute and avoid any potential industrial action,” said Oliver Richardson, Unite national officer.

“We have already had exploratory talks with Thomas Cook at Acas. Over the coming days we will be approaching further Acas talks in a positive manner and trust that Thomas Cook adopts a similar approach to address our members’ legitimate concerns,” he added.

Unite members work on flights to major tourist destinations from 10 airports across the UK.