British Airways Asks EMployees to Work for Free

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/11339

If you thought the company you worked for could fail leaving you jobless, would you be willing to work for free? That’s a question being asked of the staff at British Airways where the company saw a record loss in 2008 of the equivalent of more than $650 million. The company has asked its 40,000 employees to consider one to four weeks of unpaid work. British Airlines Chief Executive Willie Walsh has agreed to practice what he preaches by work for free during the month of July. The company is currently in negotiations with ground staff and pilots in an attempt to cut pay and an estimated 4,000 jobs. In a statement to workers Walsh said British Airlines is in a “fight for survival.”

[GodlessBiker]

1. Wouldn't this violate minimum wage laws in the United States?

[rsmith6621]

2. Soon Airlines Will Be Non Profit Organizations..

:sarcasm:

[regnaD kciN]

3. I suspect their CEO earns enough...

...so that giving up one month's salary is a minor sacrifice. I'm not sure the same can be said for counter agents and flight attendants.