The Flying Bike Picket! Saturday 22 May – support the BA workers & the Right to Strike!

From Workers’ Climate Action:

On Saturday 22 May, Workers’ Climate Action will be organising a critical mass bike ride in solidarity with the BA cabin crew workers’ struggle and in defence of the right to strike.

UPDATE
British Airways bosses have once again secured a high court injunction against the strike on the basis of a technicality with the balloting process. This represents a further attack on working-class democracy and civil liberties in general; workers who voted overwhelmingly to strike are having their right to do so taken away from them and are expected to simply accept, without any option to protest or dissent, contractual changes in which they had no say whatsoever.

Judges have ruled that the BA strike, recently banned by the High Court on a balloting technicality (see here), can go ahead (see the BBC website and the Guardian website for more).

Labour movement activists need to mobilise the maximum possible solidarity with the BA workers as a matter of urgency. We urge all those who can to take part in Saturday’s Workers’ Climate Action protest in support of the strike.

Our critical mass will go ahead as a protest in support of the right to strike.

Because of the way that the BASSA/Unite pickets are laid out, using bikes to get around and visit them is the most efficient way of showing solidarity. It’s also a more creative and innovative way of showing our support than more traditional methods.

Details:

WHAT: A critical mass bike ride in solidarity with the BA strikers and a celebration of our victory against the 3rd runway at Heathrow

WHEN: Meet 1pm Saturday 22nd of May.

WHERE: Meet at Grow Heathrow, Vineries Close, Sipson, UB7 0JG, crash space and banner making from 11am. Nearest station West Drayton from Paddington or Reading

WHY: We helped beat the 3rd runway and we can help beat Willie Walsh.

• Willie wanted to shaft us with the 3rd runway and now he wants to shaft his workers.
• Willie wants weak workers for his profit margins but we want strong workers fighting for a just green future.
• Willie and the courts say we should roll over and accept whatever our bosses tell us. We say different.

BRING: Bikes, sound systems, banners, picnic, MP3 playlists, fancy dress, indignation and humour

TRAVEL: Meet at Paddington Station at 11am on Saturday to take the train to West Drayton early to make banners

CONTACT: 07985 201 350 text/call for more info http://www.workersclimateaction.co.uk