The CE of BA has hit out at two big unions for failing to attend any of its consultation meetings over the airline’s plans to cut up to 30% of its 42,000-strong workforce. In a letter to staff Friday, Alex Cruz said while the airline had started productive conversations with Balpa, the pilots’ union, both Unite and GMB had so far failed to attend any of the meetings. He wrote: “Consultation is so important, and productive conversations are already being held with Balpa. I am sorry that neither Unite nor GMB have attended any of the daily meetings they are invited to so that they can provide ideas and input into any of the other proposed changes, and maximise the number of jobs saved.” In the letter, Cruz warned that BA’s “financial situation is not improving”. He added that the UK government’s announcement of a 14-day quarantine for UK incoming passengers starting in June “deals another blow to our chances of starting the recovery phase”. It comes as the general secretary of Unite, Len McCluskey, wrote to the board members of IAG, British Airways’ owner, warning it was launching a public campaign to highlight the “deplorable actions” taken by BA in its move to axe up to 12,000 staff and change employees’ terms and conditions. Story has more.<br/>