Cathay Pacific cabin crew threaten August strike

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REUTERS: The Cathay Pacific Airways flight attendants’ union said it will move forward with plans for a strike in August, accusing the company’s management of failing to negotiate pay and benefits.
More than 300 union supporters, some carrying placards, staged a protest outside the Cathay Pacific headquarters on Thursday.
Union representatives said they would distribute leaflets in Hong Kong’s Central district apologizing to passengers and asking them to re-arrange their travel plans.
“We are not asking the company to give us anything more, but to give back what we used to have. The company is not following its own policies,” union Vice-Chairman Julian Yau Chi-hung said.
Cathay Pacific Cabin Crew General Manager Maggie Yeung told reporters she was confident staff would be rational and put clients first. She also said the management was happy to meet union representatives.
Yau said the union may change its plans regarding the strike depending on discussions with the airline’s management.
The union has not gone on strike in 22 years but is calling on its 6,400 members to be ready to stop work if the airline continues to ignore its demands.
The proposed strike would run from August 18-31, during the height of the summer travel season. It would include flight staff but not pilots.

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