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Thomas Cook pilots to strike on Saturday | Thomas Cook pilots to strike on Saturday |
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Pilots working for the travel group Thomas Cook will stage a strike on Saturday as part of a dispute over pay. | Pilots working for the travel group Thomas Cook will stage a strike on Saturday as part of a dispute over pay. |
Their trade union, the British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa), confirmed the strike after five days of talks failed to resolve the dispute. | Their trade union, the British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa), confirmed the strike after five days of talks failed to resolve the dispute. |
A strike on 8 September was the first by pilots at the company since 1974. | A strike on 8 September was the first by pilots at the company since 1974. |
Further walkouts, on 29 September as well as 6 October, are also in the pipeline. | Further walkouts, on 29 September as well as 6 October, are also in the pipeline. |
The next strike will last for 24 hours. | |
The dispute is over a 1.5% pay offer which Balpa has said is unreasonable and amounts to a real-term pay cut. | |
The union says it wants a rise in line with inflation - currently running at 2.9% on a CPI basis - and better travel facilities. |
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