{"id":7629,"date":"2016-02-05T15:25:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T15:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=7629"},"modified":"2016-02-05T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T15:25:56","slug":"equality-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=7629","title":{"rendered":"Equality victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British Airways has been forced to lift a ban stopping some of its female cabin crew wearing trousers thanks to pressure from Unite.<\/p>\n

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A successful campaign by the union means female cabin crew on British Airways\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 3,000-strong mixed fleet workforce will now have the choice of wearing trousers on board the aircraft.<\/p>\n

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Unlike their non-mixed fleet colleagues management had insisted that unless the request was due to medical or religious grounds, female cabin crew on the airline\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mixed fleet had to wear a skirt.<\/p>\n

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The move \u00e2\u20ac\u201c which sees British Airways join the 21st<\/sup> century in introducing a common uniform policy like other airlines, such as EasyJet \u00e2\u20ac\u201c came after Unite representatives ran a test case through the company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s internal procedures.<\/p>\n

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It is also follows a recent survey in which 83 per cent of female Unite members working on the airline\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mixed fleet said they wanted the option of wearing trousers.<\/p>\n

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Since 2012 all of British Airways new cabin crew employees join what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s called the mixed fleet and fly alongside longer serving non-mixed fleet colleagues to a combination of long and short haul destinations.<\/p>\n

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Over 2,100 of the airline\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 3,000 mixed fleet cabin crew have joined Unite which also represents another 10,000 crew at the airline.<\/p>\n

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Matt Smith, Unite regional officer, said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis has been a long running campaign against British Airways management\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s continual refusal to allow female cabin crew on its mixed fleet the option of wearing trousers.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIt was ridiculous that 46 years after the \u00e2\u20ac\u0098Made in Dagenham\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 women won the right to equal pay that companies like British Airways were still employing old fashioned views and treating women differently.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bBritish Airways\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 stance was unbefitting of a modern airline in the modern age and demonstrates that Unite will not allow cases like this to go unchallenged,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he said.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bNot only is the choice to wear trousers a victory for equality it is also a victory for common sense and testament to the organising campaign of our members.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bFemale cabin crew no longer have to shiver in the cold, wet and snow of wintery climates, but also can be afforded the protection of trousers at destinations where there is a risk of malaria or the zika virus.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bNow that this issue has been resolved, we look forward to carrying on working with the company to increase the pay, terms and conditions of our members who make British Airways the global success it is today,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 Smith added.<\/p>\n

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