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Apparently Mrs Justice Cox agrees with British Airways that the Unite union’s ballot was not done correctly. British Airways lawyers went on to say that the Unite union breached industrial relations laws by including members of staff that no longer worked for the airline. British Airways went on to say in a statement that they [...]
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Hundreds of thousands of British Airways passengers today received the welcome news that their Christmas travel plans will not be thrown into disarray after the High Court blocked a planned 12-day strike. In deeming the cabin crew strike unlawful the court has delivered a humbling blow to the Unite union. The result of the ban [...]
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According to sources, British Airways is all set to launch a legal battle against the 12 day strike that will start on December 22nd, which has been called on by the cabin crew members of the union Unite. Apparently the court case to establish the validity of the ballot was heard on December 16th. After [...]
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New reports show that the prime minister has stepped in to try his hand at resolving the British Airways strike. This news comes out as British Airways made its way to High Court to seek a last minute injunction. The prime minister, Gordon Brown, said that he spoke to the Transport Minister, Lord Adonis, earlier [...]
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Right now many holiday travel plans are up in the air for many people. Due to the British Airways strike, which will take place over the Christmas holiday, passengers do not even know if they have a flight to fly on. To make matters worse, there is not much people can do until they find [...]
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It now seems that over a million travelers are likely to have their Christmas travel plans affected after British Airways cabin crew members voted unanimously in favor of strike action. According to reports, the strike is set to start on December 22nd, which is, of course, just three days before Christmas, and they will not [...]
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As many people have already heard, British Airways is in danger of having to deal with a strike this coming Christmas. Although this is very bad news for the airline, it is also bad news for all of the travelers that have already booked tickets with the airline. Just recently, the British Airways’ cabin crew [...]
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It now seems that the chief executive of British Airways said that the union strike threats would not deflect him from further cost cuts that have to be made. The company just recently unveiled that it has a record half year loss of £292 million. Willie Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways, went on [...]
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The Unite union is all set to ballot its British Airways cabin staff members on strike action. Reports show that the preparations for the vote are already in the advanced stages. This is a very big ballot for many people all over the UK. If the cabin crew votes for a strike, then it will [...]
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BA passengers may be facing interruptions to their Christmas holiday plans following the backing of industrial action by cabin crew members yesterday. In the wake of BA’s recent cost cutting initiatives a rally was held which attracted around 2,500 members of the Unite union who voiced their displeasure at the tightening of the company’s purse [...]