Walsh still ruffling BA crew unions
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Willie Walsh moved from chief executive of British Airways to parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) some years ago but the boss’ pay has played a part in the recent strike threat to the airline.
Employees are said to be angered that Walsh earned GBP5 million in 2013 and BA chief executive Keith Williams received GBP3m as some crew members continue calls to receive the same pay rise as their colleagues.
New crew members at BA who signed contracts post-2010 are calling for a pay rise in line with other cabin crew, with unions claiming the newer workers are paid around GBP12,000 a year and fewer than those working at easyJet and Ryanair.
Around 95% of union members that work on mixed fleet said they would back strikes, with a third of the eligible crew voting in the ballot, according to the Guardian.
In 2012 a total of 22 days of industrial action took place following Walsh’s cut-backs, a strategy he has since been pursuing with Iberia in Spain.
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