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Cook pilots call three more days of strikes

Air
Gary Noakes
11 September 2017

Thomas Cook Airlines pilots have announced three more days of strike action unless talks due to begin on Tuesday reach an agreement.

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Industrial action has been scheduled for September 23 and 29 and October 6. Pilots are taking action on what they say is a real-term pay cut and over travel perks.

The dispute prompted the first strike by Cook’s crews in more than 40 years last week after the company failed to get a High Court injunction to halt it.

Talks at ACAS will start tomorrow and continue on September 13,15,20 and 21.

BALPA general secretary Brian Strutton said: "I’m pleased that last week’s strike by Thomas Cook pilots has kickstarted negotiations. We will now focus on trying to make progress at five days of ACAS talks over the next two weeks.