Union spokesman : Workers could not afford to work for free for a week . British Airways employs just more than 40,000 people in the United Kingdom . BA 's spokesman : British Airways employs just more than 40,000 people in the United Kingdom . There are ` ` absolutely no signs of recovery '' in the industry . Last year , the company posted a record annual US $ 100 million .
Union spokesman : Workers could not afford to work for free for a week . British Airways employs just more than 40,000 people in the United Kingdom . BA 's spokesman : There are ` ` absolutely no signs of recovery '' in the industry . Last year , the company posted a record annual US $ 100 million .