News / Union steps up war against new BA contracts with fresh cargo strikes at Heathrow

British Airways faces a fresh strike tomorrow at its Heathrow cargo facility

Unite union members are opposing a “fire and rehire” contract strategy the airline is pursuing.

The cargo workers have voted for a nine-day discontinuous strike over a proposal for new contracts that, claims the union, will see workers lose between £6,000 and £8,000 a year.

The union also took industrial action over the Christmas holidays, which it said disrupted 95% of BA’s cargo loads at Heathrow.

While BA is said to have ...