{"id":2026,"date":"2014-10-27T15:19:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T15:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2014-10-28T16:40:48","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T16:40:48","slug":"last-call-airline-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=2026","title":{"rendered":"\u00e2\u20ac\u0098Last call\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 for airline talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Workers for two of Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s holiday airlines are facing uncertain times as one is bought out by new management and members of the other are balloted for strike action over pay.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unite is making protecting workers pay, terms and conditions an absolute priority as Monarch is taken over by Greybull Capital LLP.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIt has been a difficult time for Monarch and we hope this takeover opens a new chapter for the company,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Oliver Richardson, Unite national official for civil air transport.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe are pleased that the company is going to be saved, but obviously our key priority is the welfare and job security of our members,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 Oliver added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Thomson Airways\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 management is being urged to \u00e2\u20ac\u0098get round the table and negotiate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 on cabin crews\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pay or face disrupted flights over Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis is an extremely profitable company that rewards other sections of its workforce very generously and our members in the crewing department see this day in, day out,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Kevin Hall, Unite regional officer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The dispute involves cabin crew and pilot roster crew controllers, who arrange cover for sick colleagues and any unforeseen circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe do not believe it is unreasonable to start to bring our members pay back in line with inflation,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 added Kevin. \u00e2\u20ac\u015bOur members earn relatively modest salaries and the skill and dedication they bring to their jobs ensures the smooth running of the airline.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unite say\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the company rewards the other sections of its workforce well, but the crew controllers have not benefited and their pay has been seriously eroded in relation to the rate of inflation since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ballot will open on Wednesday November 19 and close on Wednesday December 10.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unite is seeking commitments from the new management at Greybull Capital LLP regarding future business plans and how they impact on the workforce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workers for two of Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s holiday airlines are facing uncertain times as one is bought out by new management and members of the other are balloted for strike action over pay. &nbsp; Unite is making protecting workers pay, terms and conditions an absolute priority as Monarch is taken over by Greybull Capital LLP. &nbsp; \u00e2\u20ac\u015bIt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[135,88],"wps_subtitle":"Uncertain times for flight staff","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2026"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2029,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026\/revisions\/2029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}