MORE JOB CUTS AT BWIA — ONE WEEK TO SAVE $$

BWIA’s new management faced its first ultimatum yesterday as Govern-ment announced that it had given the airline one week to conclude negotiations for job cuts and salary cuts with all the relevant unions. “Unless and until” this is done, Government would not give the airline another cent, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ken Valley announced yesterday. Speaking at a post-Cabinet news conference at Whitehall yesterday, Valley said  Cabinet agreed that BWIA should enter into negotiations with the unions “immediately” to effect significant cost reduction.” Government would not consider putting any more money into the airline until and unless there are substantial cost reduction at BWIA especially with respect to labour.