Virgin strike called off
Virgin Atlantic cabin crew have called off a four-day strike after their union reached a last minute agreement with the airline over pay.
The industrial action was planned for January 9, 10, 16 and 17.
Virgin and the union, Unite, agreed a two-year deal with a 4.8% increase in year one and a guarantee of RPI in year two.
In addition to the increases to crew trip pay, there is a commitment to review its calculation as of April 2009.
Virgin said the deal also allows for previously-agreed increases to other variable elements of cabin crew pay and a commitment by both parties to review the current consultative structure.
The airline’s president Sir Richard Branson said: “The outcome is a triumph of common sense and means that our passengers need not worry about getting to their destinations.”
Unite national officer Brian Boyd added: “This agreement recognises the important contribution cabin crew make to the business and I am of the firm opinion that we now have the opportunity to ensure an improved relationship with Virgin Atlantic in the future.”
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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