Planned strikes by Virgin Pilots’ blocked by high court
A high court injunction to halt a series of strikes by pilots planned for over the festive season has been won by Virgin Atlantic.
The order was granted by a judge in London against the Professional Pilots Union (PPU) which had planned to launch the walkouts at Manchester and Heathrow airports at the weekend.
The airline sought an injunction to stop three four-day strikes over Christmas and the new year by members of the PPU, which wants the airline to recognise it so it can negotiate for pay and conditions on behalf of its members.
The strike action argued by Virgin was unlawful because the union failed to notify it of the category and number of employees the PPU was balloting for strike action, and the dates on which the strike would take place.
John Cavanagh QC, the barrister for the airline said the categories of pilots involved in the action were important as a plane could not fly unless there was a captain on board and would "assist Virgin to prepare to deal with the disruption caused by the industrial action".
Granting the injunction, Mr Justice Choudhury held that it was "necessary for the claimant to have some idea" of the categories of pilots who would be involved in the strike.
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