Friday 12 March 2010

British Airways union announces strike dates

The union representing British Airways cabin crew has said its members will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March. The union confirmed it would not strike over Easter, but warned there could be further action after 14 April if a resolution had not been agreed. The union will also ballot its members on a new offer from BA aimed at preventing strike action.
















Crew members voted to strike last month over pay and working conditions. Unite is not recommending BA's offer to its members. The ballot on the offer will take place straight away and if cabin crew vote to accept the airline's offer, the strike action will be called off. The airline is also in discussion with baggage handling staff at Heathrow, but a spokesperson for BA said any talk of strike action involving them would be 'extremely speculative and premature'.

Read the full BBC News article here