Cabin crew at budget airline Easyjet are to vote on industrial action in a long-running dispute over pay, the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) has said.
More than 1,500 cabin crew and ground staff will be balloted on action. If they vote for action, it would be likely to begin in mid-June.
“We have been negotiating with Easyjet about our claim for a two-year pay deal since last October,” said T&G negotiator John Street. “We have shown a readiness to be flexible in our demands, but the company is now indicating that it is no longer interested in negotiating.
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However, Easyjet said it had gone direct to about 2,000 cabin crew with a two-year pay offer and accused the union of stirring up speculation about industrial action.
“We are particularly disappointed that the T&G has chosen to stir-up unnecessary and damaging speculation on industrial action,” chief executive Andy Harrison said in a statement.
