Hong Kong airline caves in
Thursday 20 December 2012
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EmailTrade union flight attendants at Cathay Pacific Airways will be smiling over the Christmas holidays after the Hong Kong airline caved into their demands today.
Cabin crew had voted in favour of action if the airline didn't meet their demands on improvements in pay and working conditions.
But the union's nearly 6,000 members were "very happy" with other proposals, which included higher allowances and better working arrangements, said Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants Union vice-chairman Julian Yau.
The agreement means that passengers won't have to suffer from threatened industrial action that included withholding food, alcohol and even smiles from passengers.
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