More talks over Virgin pilots dispute next week

01.09.10

Talks between Virgin Atlantic and the BALPA, the pilots union, are to take place next place next Monday as the airline seeks to avoid the first strike in its 26-year history. The dispute surrounds the interpretation of 120 annual rostered days off, which pilotsare currently entitled to in addition to annual holiday because the number of hours they can fly is strictly controlled. The pilots say Virgin is trying to cut the 120 days by 14 days.

Talks on the dispute were adjourned last Tuesday without agreement. A meeting between the union and the airline's senior management will take place on Monday (September 6). A statement on the BALPA website said the 120 days were the equivalent of an office worker's weekends and bank holidays.

BALPA national executive is to meet on Thursday to review plans for industrial action in the event talks end in stalemate.

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