{"id":21575,"date":"2020-05-20T16:47:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T15:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=21575"},"modified":"2020-05-20T16:47:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T15:47:52","slug":"time-is-running-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=21575","title":{"rendered":"\u00e2\u20ac\u0098Time is running out\u00e2\u20ac\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unite has called on the government to urgently bring forward a \u00e2\u20ac\u015bcoherent strategy\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 for the aviation sector as a whole, as potential job losses mount and hard-earned pay, terms and conditions are threatened.<\/p>\n

Giving evidence at the transport select committee today (May 20), Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland said,\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIf there isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t revenue coming in to the industry it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not just the airlines [affected], it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the airports, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s everything down the line and of course all the people that work there.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe are extremely worried about the future, and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why we need to come together now to look at what plans we have to restart, to rebuild confidence,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 she added.<\/p>\n

Urgency\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The urgency for government intervention has been underlined by major employers in the aviation as well as associated aerospace sectors announcing over 30,000 potential job losses in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Companies including British Airways, Rolls-Royce and Virgin have all announced they are planning to make large numbers of workers redundant.<\/p>\n

In the comprehensive strategy that Unite is advocating, the government would provide loans to airlines and airports with strict rules on how the money could be used.<\/p>\n

As part of this support Unite believes that key issues such as dramatically improved environmental standards, regional connectivity and public service obligations are hardwired into the government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s aviation strategy and embraced by its key players.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bOver two months ago the government promised a bespoke package of support for the aviation industry; that is still to be delivered and time is running out,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 commented Holland after giving her evidence.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bTens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of jobs are under threat without specific government support, given the unprecedented effect that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the aviation sector.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe aviation sector will return to viability once the UK emerges from the current pandemic and as an island nation it is critical to the future success of the economy.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

But she added, if the industry was ever to survive this crisis there must be specific government support.<\/p>\n

She said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe government should be using this opportunity to reshape the aviation sector. As well as protecting jobs they should be requiring the industry signs up to strict standards to dramatically improve environmental standards, ensure regional connectivity and introduce clear public service obligations into the sector.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bEveryone has a part to play and Unite is absolutely clear that workers should not be paying the price by losing their jobs or having their pay and terms and conditions slashed.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

READ: Unite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s comprehensive blueprint<\/a> on how the government should provide support for the aviation sector <\/strong><\/p>\n

CONCERNED FOR FUTURE OF AVIATION? Write to your MP<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

SEE UNITE GUIDANCE \u00e2\u20ac\u201c on your rights and staying safe<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

By Barckley Sumner <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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