70,000 Passengers Stranded at Heathrow Airport

Warpy · Aug 13, 2005, 09:12 AM

All BA Flights to and from Heathrow have been cancelled until Friday evening due to spontaneous unofficial strike action by ground staff. Baggage handlers, ground staff and loaders took strike action to protest the sacking of 600 catering staff.

The Catering staff were sacked by Gate Gourmet, a company that services meals for BA's flights. Gate Gourmet made the decision to sack 600 employee's because of an unofficial strike held on Wednesday over restructuring plans.

Other airlines affected by the strike include Sri Lankan Airlines, Finnair, GB Airlines, British Mediterranean Airlines and Qantas. BA stated there is little they can do, as the dispute with Gate Gourmet is outside of their control.

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Stop It · Aug 13, 2005, 10:14 AM

Got to love wildcat strikes, sake them all and give the jobs to people actually willing to work, its all well and good striking in sympathy, but they arent the ones who have to pay out to the standed flyers, and have to endure confusion over when you actually get to fly.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 13, 2005, 11:50 AM

sake them all and give the jobs to people actually willing to work that what will happen
they wil find them self "out of job"

Aug 13, 2005, 09:12 AM	#1
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	70,000 Passengers Stranded at Heathrow Airport All BA Flights to and from Heathrow have been cancelled until Friday evening due to spontaneous unofficial strike action by ground staff. Baggage handlers, ground staff and loaders took strike action to protest the sacking of 600 catering staff. The Catering staff were sacked by Gate Gourmet, a company that services meals for BA's flights. Gate Gourmet made the decision to sack 600 employee's because of an unofficial strike held on Wednesday over restructuring plans. Other airlines affected by the strike include Sri Lankan Airlines, Finnair, GB Airlines, British Mediterranean Airlines and Qantas. BA stated there is little they can do, as the dispute with Gate Gourmet is outside of their control. Source __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Aug 13, 2005, 10:14 AM	#2
Stop It HHs' Resident Kitty Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Biggleswade, UK Posts: 1,431 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Got to love wildcat strikes, sake them all and give the jobs to people actually willing to work, its all well and good striking in sympathy, but they arent the ones who have to pay out to the standed flyers, and have to endure confusion over when you actually get to fly. __________________ Sig Courtesy of Mousey

Aug 13, 2005, 11:50 AM	#3
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	sake them all and give the jobs to people actually willing to work that what will happen they wil find them self "out of job" __________________