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Fresh British Airways strike - UPDATE 21/1 - BA CREWS VOTE FOR MORE STRIKES
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British Airways passengers are facing the threat of a wave of cabin crew strikes in the new year after Unite, Britain's largest union, announced a fresh ballot for industrial action.
Voting is expected to begin next week, paving the way for walkouts to begin in the middle of January with a stoppage possible on Willie Walsh's last day as BA chief executive, January 24.
The decision to hold a new ballot of 11,000 cabin crew was announced by Tony Woodley, the union's outgoing joint general secretary who, last month, appeared to be on the point of agreeing a deal with Mr Walsh to settle the long-running dispute.
Last year Unite staged 22 days of strikes. Although it did not ground the airline, hundreds of flights were cancelled and the industrial action cost BA an estimated £150 million.
BA, which has announced a merger Iberia, said its operations out of London City and Gatwick airports would be unaffected if a strike took place. It also expected to run all its long-haul flights from Heathrow and a substantial proportion of services to European destinations.
Passengers whose flights are cancelled will be offered a refund or seats on alternative services, either operated by BA or other scheduled carriers.
Telegraph.co.uk
Voting is expected to begin next week, paving the way for walkouts to begin in the middle of January with a stoppage possible on Willie Walsh's last day as BA chief executive, January 24.
The decision to hold a new ballot of 11,000 cabin crew was announced by Tony Woodley, the union's outgoing joint general secretary who, last month, appeared to be on the point of agreeing a deal with Mr Walsh to settle the long-running dispute.
Last year Unite staged 22 days of strikes. Although it did not ground the airline, hundreds of flights were cancelled and the industrial action cost BA an estimated £150 million.
BA, which has announced a merger Iberia, said its operations out of London City and Gatwick airports would be unaffected if a strike took place. It also expected to run all its long-haul flights from Heathrow and a substantial proportion of services to European destinations.
Passengers whose flights are cancelled will be offered a refund or seats on alternative services, either operated by BA or other scheduled carriers.
Telegraph.co.uk
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The dates of the next strike ballot by British Airways (BA) cabin crew members have been announced by the Unite union.
The latest twist in the ongoing row, Unite says the ballot will start on 21 December and end on 21 January.
Unite said the vote is over five remaining issues its members have with BA, including the immediate restoration of staff travel concessions, and the conclusion of disciplinary cases.
BA said in a statement that Unite's behaviour "remains dysfunctional".
The airline added that if a fresh strike was to go ahead in the new year, it was confident it would be able to run normal timetables from London Gatwick and City airports.
While at Heathrow it said it would "aim to run a substantial proportion" of its short-haul services, and "100% of our long haul operation".
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Would *anyone* book with BA any more after all this?0
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Mark_Hewitt wrote: »Would *anyone* book with BA any more after all this?
BA has the world's largest fleet of Boeing 747-400 aircraft, about 57 of them, so that's a few people.Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.0 -
Unite will ballot British Airways cabin crew next week for strike action over the half-term holidays.
The action could also be extended to the period over Easter and the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29.
The Unite union has given BA chiefs seven days notice of its intention to ballot cabin crew members on strike action.
The month-long ballot starts next Tuesday and will end on 21 January.
The union would then have to give an additional seven days notice of a strike date, but could continue to strike for up to three months after that date without having to hold another ballot.
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Strikes have already been broken, and proven totally ineffective. Almost all flights will fly in the event of a strike so there's little to worry about.Legal team on standby0
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Does that mean I will be able to book for January 15th/18th without having to worry. Thanks for helpUnite will ballot British Airways cabin crew next week for strike action over the half-term holidays.
The action could also be extended to the period over Easter and the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29.
The Unite union has given BA chiefs seven days notice of its intention to ballot cabin crew members on strike action.
The month-long ballot starts next Tuesday and will end on 21 January.
The union would then have to give an additional seven days notice of a strike date, but could continue to strike for up to three months after that date without having to hold another ballot.
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British Airways should be left to go bust. They can then fire all the selfish overpaid losers who work for them (or is it Unite...)
They can then reopen under a similar name and hire new staff at vastly lower wages (eg Virgin, Easyjet etc) and cut the revenue to their Unite paymasters0 -
Rainmaker_uk wrote: »British Airways should be left to go bust. They can then fire all the selfish overpaid losers who work for them (or is it Unite...)
They can then reopen under a similar name and hire new staff at vastly lower wages (eg Virgin, Easyjet etc) and cut the revenue to their Unite paymasters
Some of us enjoy flying with them, and would lose an awful lot of airmiles if they were allowed to go bust!Gone ... or have I?0 -
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