dIn a bid to head off the strike action which BALPA and the Virgin Atlantic pilots are threatening, Sir Richard Branson has sent a letter to the pilots, stating he was “extremely sad” about the threat of strikes, and that he would be happy to meet them for private talks.
There also was a tag-on of the line “it will leave an indelible scar on the company, impact customers’ trust in us and damage the unique and friendly culture at Virgin Atlantic”.
Ooh. Disrupting the cool image of Virgin. Such is life.
BALPA is fighting for a higher rise than the 4% national average offered by Virgin, pilots have not had a rise for some time.
BALPA has yet to formally respond.
If Virgin Pilots do intend to strike, action will be announced this week. Hang tight – this could be interesting.
