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British Airways strike - UPDATE 27/6 LATEST UNION STRIKE BALLOT POSTPONED
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Thankyou so much Worldtraveller for the link to the BA U.S. website
I will telephone my daughter and let her know about the website it has a lot of information of what to do
I'm pleased to have been of some help and hope that they all make it over here for your reunion without any problems.
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Checked the BA site and they have LOADS more information on it now. Even down to some stuff about specific days and flight numbers.0
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i fly to new york from heathrow on june 6th
does anyone know if the heathrow - New york flights all went last time?0 -
The Acas conciliation service has made a public offer to both sides in the cabin crew dispute at British Airways.
It is concerned about the length of the current dispute between the company and the Unite union and its effect on the travelling public.
It says that it believes a formal invitation to talks is necessary and that "such discussions must take place urgently".
The venue and timing have yet to be arranged.
BA says it will "respond positively" to the invitation. It added it had always said it was available for talks.
Earlier, the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) said it had written to Transport Secretary Philip Hammond and Business Secretary Vince Cable, warning that a wave of strikes from next week would risk jobs.
They asked the ministers to help bring about fresh talks between BA and the Unite union.
Mr Hammond has urged them to "hammer out a solution".
BBC NewsThere is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more...0 -
British Airways announced last night that it was seeking a High Court injunction to block 20 days of strikes due to begin next week.
The disclosure came as Acas, the conciliation service, tried to broker talks with the Unite union. Both sides said that they were willing to negotiate, but even as the agenda for talks was being drafted, lawyers acting for the airline secured an emergency High Court hearing on Monday to try to block what would be the longest cabin crew strike in its history.
They will try to persuade Mr Justice McCombe that four five-day strikes planned from Tuesday should be prevented because of new case law.
“We are making every effort to protect our customers from Unite’s disproportionate and completely unjustified strike threat,” BA said. “We make no apologies for seeking every option available to us. It is a route we have been down before.”
TimesOnlineThere is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more...0 -
British Airways has won a legal battle at London's High Court brought in a last-ditch attempt to avert strikes by cabin crew.
The airline, facing mounting chaos because of the industrial dispute coupled with the volcanic ash cloud, went to court to urge a judge to grant an injunction blocking the strikes, due to start on Tuesday. Mr Justice McCombe granted the order against the union, Unite.
BA said: "We are delighted for our customers that Unite's plans for extreme and unjustified strike action cannot go ahead. We are sorry the court judgment cannot undo the disruption already suffered by some customers who were due to travel during the early days of the union's industrial action.
"As Unite knew, we had to announce last Thursday the rearrangement of our Heathrow schedule to give customers as much notice as possible about changes to their travel plans necessitated by the strike call. Ash disruption permitting, we will aim to restore a full flying programme at Heathrow by the weekend. We will also offer a full programme at Gatwick and London City, as planned."
BA argued that Unite had not "properly complied" with the requirement to "send everyone eligible to vote details of the exact breakdown of the ballot result" and that, as a result, the strike action was "unlawful".
While expressing sympathy for the union and its members, the judge said: "I am unable to say it is sufficiently clear that the union took the steps required by law at the time they were required."
He said the "balance of convenience" in his view required the granting of an injunction. During the proceedings, David Reade QC, for BA, told the judge that his application was for interim relief - an injunction - "seeking to restrain the defendant trade union from inducing breaches of contract in respect of a strike".
Members of Unite were due to walk out from May 18-22 inclusive, then from May 24-28, May 30-June 3 and June 5-9, the last strike ending just days before the start of the football World Cup in South Africa. The judge refused the union permission to appeal although it can renew its application to the Court of Appeal. Its QC, John Hendy, told the judge that it was possible that the Court of Appeal would consider the case on Tuesday.
Unite sent text messages to its cabin crew members at BA urging them to work normally in view of the judgment, and saying that the union planned to appeal against the decision. Copies of the injunction were sent to all workplaces by the union.
Joint leaders Tony Woodley and Derek Simpson said: "This judgment is an absolute disgrace and will rank as a landmark attack on free trade unionism and the right to take industrial action. Its implication is that it is now all but impossible to take legally-protected strike action against any employer who wishes to seek an injunction on even the most trivial grounds."
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I take it this ruling prevents Unite attempting to ballot another strike,on the already proposed 4 x 5 days they had originally wanted.Official MR B fan club,dont go............................0
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Will the courts now deem the General election null and void on a technicality ?
The fact that people couldnt get in to polling stations to cast their vote0 -
I take it this ruling prevents Unite attempting to ballot another strike,on the already proposed 4 x 5 days they had originally wanted.
If UNITE were to have another ballot it would probably be at least another month before they were able to take new action, due to the time it takes to organise and carry out the ballot and then the subsequent 7 days notice required for new strike date(s), should that ballot be successful.
The other possibility of course, is if the union are successful in an appeal against the High Court injunction, which they are hoping to make today, in which case they would not require a new ballot. I would imagine, in that case, that they could then still strike on some of the current dates.
I'm not sure though, that if successful in appeal, they would need to give another 7 day notice period prior to taking any further strike action.There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more...0 -
The judges in the appeal by Unite have reserved their decision until 09:30 on Thursday.
Guardian.co.ukThere is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more...0
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