BALPA BA Ballot 94% In Favour
94% BA PILOTS VOTE YES TO COST REDUCTION PACKAGE
Commenting on today's ballot result, in which 94% of BA pilots voted in an 83% poll in favour of a cost-saving package which will save the Company £26m per year, Jim McAuslan said:
'This is an unaccustomed position for a union to be in but we have pressure tested the company's trading position and cost base and are satisfied that this step is necessary to help BA recover its position as one of the world's most successful airlines.
'Our members have backed that judgment and are leading the way in contributing to the turn-round plan. The package of measures will be implemented as soon as BA demonstrates delivery of the cost saving targets across the whole company.'