You could go elsewhere, Branson tells airline staff
2 January 2008Sir Richard Branson has angered Virgin Atlantic staff who are threatening to strike by telling them they should “‘consider working elsewhere’â€.
The entrepreneur, estimated to be worth £3.1 billion, told 4,800 cabin crew in a letter that he would not meet their pay demands. He said: “‘For some of you, more pay than Virgin Atlantic can afford may be critical to your life-style and if that is the case you should consider working elsewhere.’â€
Union members have voted to stage 48-hour strikes on January 9-10 and January 16-17.
Sir Richard said he had drawn a line in the sand in the dispute with staff belonging to the Unite union, which is embroiled in separate negotiations with BAA, the airports operator.
source: Times OnLine
