MOTHER HAD TO GIVE BIRTH EARLY TO START CHEMO Joy for family as new mum is given all-clear Landmarks lit up in protest against BA job cuts
stop smiling.”
Emma, who also has children Emily, 12, Lucy. 10, and seven-year-old Harry, added: “I was always so determined to get through this. I wanted to see Paisley grow up along with my other children.
“They gave me four rounds of chemotherapy straight after one another. It was down to my age they could do that but it has worked.
“I just feel exhausted now and that is a side effect that will be with me for the next year to 18 months, but that is nothing compared to what I have been through.”
Emma will still have regular check-ups as medics keep an eye on her progress.
“We can’t explain how happy we are with the news. When these coronavirus restrictions are lifted we will have the biggest party to celebrate,” she added.
Jack doesn’t drive and initially told The Sunday Sun how he would have to make regular bus journeys with the
THE Angel of the North and the Baltic Centre were lit up by campaigners protesting against British Airways’ plans to cut 12,000 jobs during Covid-19.
The landmarks were illuminated with the words ‘British Airways stop betraying Britain’ in a nationwide campaign organised by the trade union Unite.
Unite claimed the company served BA workers with a Section 188 notice which “effectively sacks 42,000 workers to bring the workers back on considerably worse terms and conditions,” and slammed plans to cut 12,000 jobs.
The group claimed British Airways were “betraying Britain” and were using Covid-19 as “cover.”
However, BA say they are working to protect “as many jobs possible”.
Unite general secretary Len Mccluskey has written to members of the board of IAG copied to Willie Walsh, IAG CEO and Luis Gallego Martin, Chairman and CEO of Iberia.
In the letter, Mr Mccluskey writes: “I have no option but to do all I can to protect my members and shine a light on your betrayal of Britain and your cynical use of this crisis as cover for your corporate greed.
“In the first stages, I have authorised a multifaceted campaign in defence of our members. This as you may know means that we will ensure three children from their County Durham home to Newcastle, where they would catch another bus to the Freeman Hospital and then return to the city centre to go to the RVI to visit Paisley.
Jack set up a Gofundme page with a £1,000 target to raise enough money to buy Emma a wig and gather cash for bus fares so the family could make regular visits.
But after we told Emma and Jack’s story, kindhearted bosses at taxi firm LA Taxis were saddened to read about Emma’s plight and gave her two free taxi rides a week to get her family to hospital as she undergoes chemotherapy.
Jack added: “I can’t thank LA Taxis enough. They have gone above and beyond even what they said they would. One week they gave us nine taxi rides. They are incredible and we can’t thank them enough.”
It’s the best result and best news we could have wished for.
JACK DONALD
that the public, customers, businesses and all other stakeholders, will be made aware of your deplorable actions and the detail of how you as a company have acted in this crisis.
“All interested parties will be engaged by all and any means possible and I am sure that many will make decisions in light of your actions.”
British Airways has a call centre based in Newcastle, with hundreds of staff crew living in the North East.
Unite general secretary Len Mccluskey said: “Unite has tried to engage constructively with British Airways. If BA are not trying to use this crisis for corporate gain, then why has the company not agreed to come to the table to seek temporary measures until revenue returns?
“BA’S plan to use the worst health crisis in a century to strip loyal workers of their terms and conditions is a betrayal of workers and of Britain.”
BA said in a statement: “We are acting now to protect as many jobs possible. The airline industry is facing the deepest structural change in its history, as well as facing a severely weakened global economy. We are committed to consulting openly with our unions and our people as we prepare for a new future.”