British Airways
Strike ballot for BA cabin crew
British Airways has said it is "disappointed" by the Unite union's decision to ballot 14,000 cabin crew about whether to take strike action.
Unions and management have been in talks since the announcement of cost-cutting measures earlier this month.
BA had said it would cut 1,700 jobs and freeze pay for current staff.
"Management's determination to impose unacceptable contractual changes on cabin crew leaves us no alternative," said Unite union boss Derek Simpson.
Union call off BA strike action
A planned three-day strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew has been called off by the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G).
Marathon talks between BA and the T&G had been going on to try to avert the stoppages on Tuesday and Wednesday. BA executives and union leaders said an agreement had been reached on the key issues of pay, pensions and the management of sickness absence. BA will now attempt to reinstate as many flights as possible. Two potential 72-hour strikes earmarked for February have also been called off.
British Airways cabin crew to strike
British Airways cabin crew are to hold a three-day strike from the 29th to the 31st of January following the break down of negotiations over a range of industrial relations difficulties with the company.
The strike follows an overwhelming 96.1% vote for industrial action (on an 80 per cent turnout) in a ballot of the more than 11,000 cabin crew, the result of which was announced last week.
British Airways pilots prepare for strike
Pilots at British Airways are preparing for a long strike over their pension scheme.
The company will announce plans by the end of March to cut the cost of its main pension scheme which has a deficit of at least £900m.
BA sack second solidarity striker
British Airways has sacked a second worker for taking part in the wildcat strike which paralysed the airline's Heathrow operations last summer.
The Daily Telegraph reported the move, which follows the dismissal of another employee on the same grounds last month. BA said the pair had been 'found guilty of gross misconduct for playing leading roles in orchestrating unballotted and illegal industrial action,' according to the Telegraph.
Gate Gourmet dispute costs BA £35-£45m
British Airways has estimated that this summer's Gate Gourmet staff dispute cost it between £35m and £45m.
The dispute is still continuing, with redundancy offers being attached to a number of conditions. The T&G bureaucracy is likely to broker a deal that will not be in the interests of the workers.
Baggage handlers launched a wildcat strike in solidarity with the catering workers. Releasing its results for the three months to 30 September, BA saw its pre-tax profit fall 18% to £241m.
BA acts against three workers for Gate Gourmet solidarity
British Airways has started disciplinary proceedings against three shop stewards following August's unofficial strike at Heathrow Airport.
At the time, baggage handlers walked out for two days in sympathy with sacked workers at the airline's in-flight caterer Gate Gourmet.
British Airways said two of the shop stewards have been suspended on full pay while the third continues to work.
All three are members of the Transport & General Workers' Union (T&G).
