Zarah ChoudharyCabin crew working for Japan’s national carrier, Japan Airlines (JAL), have expressed their anger and frustration at a pay offer made by their employer.
Workers based at Heathrow airport have rejected an offer that amounts to 1.5% as “insulting.”
JAL offered 3% on basic pay, but wants to freeze flight allowance, which makes up about 50% of earnings.
Unite argued that this means that the offer is in reality only 1.5%.
In the nine months through to December 2024, JAL made revenues of nearly $9bn and profits of nearly $600m.
Sharon Graham, general secretary at Unite said: “Our members at Japan Airlines are rightly furious at such a pathetically low pay offer.
“JAL is the flagship carrier of Japan and is making huge profits.
“Yet it thinks it can get away with trying to staff its planes with cabin crew on the cheap.”
Joe McGowan, regional officer at Unite added: “Despite working incredibly hard and helping the company make huge profits, Japan Airlines clearly doesn’t value its workers.
“Our cabin crew members will now be considering all options in response to such penny-pinching behaviour.
“Everything is on the table for consideration up to and including industrial action.”
Workplace Journal reached out to JAL for comment prior to publication.
