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The in-flight catering company Gate Gourmet which supplies British Airways, having sacked 300+ predominantly Sikh workers at their plant at Heathrow, are determined to stick to their guns, going into administration if necessary. The strike is illegal, but strikers are claiming that they are being replaced by part time workers on low pay. This is the result of a tighter contract with Gate Gourmet demanded by BA several years ago in response to the downturn in the aviation industry. Gate has been losing money because of this, and so is now determined to pass this on to the workers, already on low pay. BA is not helping, by its reluctance to re-negotiate the contract. They both seem to be determined to make mince meat of the workforce.

The Times; Wednesday 24/8/05

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