Class identity and action among cabin crew at British Airways

Philip Taylor; Sian Moore; Helen Macdonald

Class identity and action among cabin crew at British Airways

Philip Taylor
, Sian Moore
, Helen Macdonald

Work, Employment And Organisation

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Abstract

This paper explores the development of identity and consciousness in the context of a major industrial dispute and through a unique source – a pro-union online forum that ran through the course of the 2009-2011 dispute between British Airways and the cabin crew union, BASSA. It follows individuals in their interactions through three threads; one discussing the class identity of cabin crew; a second responding to fears about attending a first union meeting and a third sharing anxieties about going on strike.

Original language	English
Number of pages	24
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2015
Event	International Labour Process Conference - Athens Institute, Athens , Greece Duration: 13 Apr 2015 → 15 Apr 2015 Conference number: 32

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Conference	International Labour Process Conference
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	13/04/15 → 15/04/15

Keywords

cabin crew
identity formation
British Airways
industrial relations
industrial action
strikes
trade unionism
gender and politics

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