From elsewhere, a quote attributed to Willie Walsh
Earlier today, Tony McCarthy and I met with the Unite joint general secretaries, Tony Woodley and Derek Simpson.
The meeting was arranged at their request and we talked about all the issues that stand between us. Unfortunately, no conclusion was reached and we now await the outcome of their ballot on Monday.
At the meeting, we drew to the union’s attention a possible flaw in their ballot process. There are legal obligations that Unite must comply with running a strike ballot. If they have not complied with the requirements of the law and make a call for strike action based on a flawed ballot, Unite would be liable for our damages and their members would not be protected.
We hope Unite will consider its actions carefully and not put our customers’ travel plans and our cabin crew at risk.