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BA union sets strike dates

Source country thenational Friday, March 12, 2010 8:57:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Len McCluskey[1];

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Len McCluskey said: “Strikes are planned for March 20, 21 and 22 and further on March 27, 28, 29 and 30,”

Thousands of British Airways passengers may have to rebook their flights after the union members decide not to go to work for seven days later this month....

(AHN) British Airways Cabin Crew Votes To Walk Off Job Later This Month

Source country AHN Friday, March 12, 2010 8:40:00 PM CET | info [other]

British Airways cabin crew union Unite on Friday voted to strike after talks with the airline broke down. Unite represents 13,500 flight attendants. - (AHN)...

BA passengers face seven days of strikes

Source country telegraph Friday, March 12, 2010 8:31:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[2]; Len McCluskey[1];

The travel plans of more than half a million of British Airways passengers have been thrown into disarray after the union representing 13,500 cabin crew called seven days of strikes....

BA union announces strike dates

Source country phantis Friday, March 12, 2010 8:11:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Gordon Brown[1]; Willie Walsh[1]; Len McCluskey[1];

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 Unite 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....

BA Cabin crew to strike over cost-cutting

Source country kuna-en Friday, March 12, 2010 5:55:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Gordon Brown[1]; Willie Walsh[1];

LONDON, March 12 (KUNA) -- British Airways cabin crew are to stage a series of strikes in a bitter row over cost-cutting, threatening travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers, it was announced Friday. The trade union, Unite, said its members at the airline will walk out for three days from.......

BA staff to strike over pay dispute

Source country aljazeera-en Friday, March 12, 2010 5:38:00 PM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis;

British Airways cabin crew are planning to strike for seven days this month after talks failed to solve a dispute over pay and working conditions. Unite, the union representing the airline's staff, says workers will walk off the job for three days from March 20 and take another four from March 27....

BA cabin crew to strike for 7 days

Source country msnbc Friday, March 12, 2010 5:19:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[1]; Gordon Brown[1]; Bob Atkinson[1]; Len McCluskey[1];

Quotes in this article

Bob Atkinson said: "This strike is getting no sympathy from customers and is eroding loyalty for the BA brand and driving passengers to rivals at a time when the airline is facing record annual losses," "It's sure to affect the long term stability of all BA jobs should it become a protracted dispute and is distracting from the real challenge of returning the airline to normal service and a profitable operation that customers can choose with confidence"

Willie Walsh said: "The changes we have introduced are fair and reasonable,"

Len McCluskey said: "From my personal point of view I wouldn't wnat to be flying on any plane not manned by experienced, trained cabin crew," "This isn't just about pushing a trolley up and down the aisle. Our members are trained to deal with all sorts of incidents"

British Airways PLC cabin crew announced plans Friday to strike for seven days this month, potentially disrupting thousands of travelers ahead of the Easter holidays....

Strike Is Set After Talks Fail at British Airways

Source country nytimes Friday, March 12, 2010 5:14:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Gordon Brown[1]; Peter Morris[1]; Mats Jansson[1]; Len McCluskey[1];

Other categories: Employment and Social Affairs; Taxation; Transport;

British Airways cabin crew are preparing to walk off the job for seven days later this month after talks with management broke down without an agreement....

BA strike: airline boss lashes out at union

Source country channel4news Friday, March 12, 2010 5:04:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[1]; Len McCluskey[1];

The boss of British Airways today accused union bosses of trying to "destroy" the airline after plans for seven days of strike action were confirmed....

BA crew to walk out in March, company removes offer

Source country thestar Friday, March 12, 2010 4:55:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Rupert Winchester[1]; Gordon Brown[1]; Willie Walsh[1]; Bob Atkinson[1]; Stephen Furlong[1]; Len McCluskey[1];

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Stephen Furlong said: "This will probably cost BA something in the region of 20 million pounds a day but maybe less since they have some contingency plans in place,"

Gordon Brown told: "I hope they will do so (resume talks) but I remind them of the danger and risk to the British economy of disruptive strikes going ahead,"

Bob Atkinson said: "This strike is getting no sympathy from customers and is eroding loyalty for BA's brand and driving passengers to rivals at a time when the airline is facing record annual losses,"

LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways cabin crew will walk out for seven days this month after talks between the airline and unions broke down, in a dispute analysts said could cost the airline around 140 million pounds ($212 million)....

BA withdraws cost-cutting plan as union announces strike dates

Source country irish-news Friday, March 12, 2010 4:33:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[2]; Len McCluskey[1];

British Airways boss Willie Walsh has said a cost-cutting package offered to union Unite has been withdrawn after the union announced strike dates....

BA strikes to go ahead after last-ditch offer withdrawn

Source country guardian Friday, March 12, 2010 3:38:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[1]; Brendan Barber[1]; Steve Turner[1]; Len McCluskey[1];

More than half a million travellers to be hit by successive weekend walkouts, with the first beginning on 27 March More than half a million British Airways passengers face strike disruption this month after the Unite trade union announced walkouts over two consecutive weekends, prompting BA to withdraw a last-ditch peace offer....

BA union announces strike dates

Source country guardian Friday, March 12, 2010 3:38:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[1]; Brendan Barber[1]; Steve Turner[1];

British Airways cabin crew to hold two weekend walkouts in March over staff cuts, Unite says • How will the strikes affect you? British Airways cabin crew will stage a series of strikes over two consecutive weekends this month, beginning with a three-day walkout on 20 March and followed by a four-day action from 27 March....

BA Row Escalates After Strike Dates Revealed

Source country skynews Friday, March 12, 2010 3:35:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[1]; Joel Hills[1]; Len McCluskey[1];

An industrial row between British Airways and unions has escalated further following the announcement of a seven-day walkout by cabin crew....

British Airways facing pre-Easter strike

Source country AsiaOne Friday, March 12, 2010 3:05:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Len McCluskey[1];

Other categories: Employment;

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Len McCluskey added: "There will be no strikes over the Easter period, as we already promised, but further industrial action will be called to take place after April 14 if the dispute has not been resolved,"

LONDON - British Airways cabin crew will strike for seven days later this month in the run-up to the busy Easter holidays after talks over pay broke down, trade union Unite announced on Friday. The news could spark travel misery for millions of BA travellers with the prospect of more industrial.......

Thousands of BA passengers face travel chaos as cabin crew plan TWO crippling strikes

Source country dailymail Friday, March 12, 2010 2:36:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Malcolm Tarling[1]; Willie Walsh[3];

Unite said its members will walk out for three days from March 20 and for four days from March 27 following the collapse of talks....

British Airways (BA) faces strikes from next week - Summary

Source country earthtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 2:35:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[1]; Gordon Brown[1]; Len McCluskey[1];

Other categories: Security;

Quotes in this article

Willie Walsh said: "Everybody knows this is a trade union that wants to destroy BA. This is about securing the future of a great British brand,"

London - British Airways (BA) said Friday it feared massive disruption from threatened strikes by cabin crews later this month as Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for a last-ditch negotiated settlement between the troubled airline and trade union......

British Airways cabin crew to strike from March 20

Source country irish-news Friday, March 12, 2010 2:33:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[1];

British Airways cabin crew are to stage a series of strikes in a bitter row over cost-cutting, threatening travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers, it was announced today....

UPDATE 2-BA crew to walk out for seven days in March

Source country finanznachrichten-en Friday, March 12, 2010 1:52:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[1]; Rhys Jones[1]; Stephen Furlong[2]; Len McCluskey[1];

By Rhys Jones LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - British Airways cabin crew will walk out for seven days this month after talks between the airline and unions ......

British Airways cabin crews vote to strike

Source country cnn Friday, March 12, 2010 1:49:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Len McCluskey[1];

Quotes in this article

Len McCluskey said: "Regrettably, management turned down a remarkable offer,"

Union members representing British Airways cabin crews announced Friday they will hold two separate strikes this month in a dispute over working conditions....

BA cabin crew to strike later this month

Source country smh Friday, March 12, 2010 1:48:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Len McCluskey[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis;

Quotes in this article

Len McCluskey said: "It is right that cabin crew should be given the opportunity to consider this offer, although it falls short of what we believe is needed to address the legitimate concerns they have about crew complement and service delivery,"

British Airways cabin crew will strike later this month after failing to reach an agreement in their dispute with the carrier over pay and job security....

BA cabin crew to strike over cuts

Source country icWales Friday, March 12, 2010 1:42:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Len McCluskey[1];

British Airways cabin crew are to stage a series of strikes in a bitter row over cost-cutting, threatening travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers....

BA cabin crew to strike this month

Source country economictimes Friday, March 12, 2010 1:28:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Len McCluskey[1];

British Airways PLC cabin crew plan to strike for a total of seven days this month, potentially disrupting thousands of travellers ahead of Easter holidays, after talks with management over changes to pay and working conditions broke down....

BA cabin crew to strike this month

Source country thenational Friday, March 12, 2010 1:26:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Stephen Furlong[1];

British Airways cabin crew will walk out for seven days later this month after talks between the airline and labour unions aimed at averting a strike broke down....

Union announces seven days of BA strikes

Source country thetimes Friday, March 12, 2010 1:24:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Willie Walsh[1];

British Airways cabin crew will stage a series of strikes in a bitter row over cost-cutting, threatening travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers, it was announced today....

BA cabin crew to strike this month

Source country cnn Friday, March 12, 2010 1:12:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Len McCluskey[1];

Quotes in this article

Len McCluskey said: "Regrettably, management turned down a remarkable offer,"

Union members representing British Airways cabin crews announced Friday they will hold two separate strikes this month in a dispute over working conditions....

BA cabin crew to strike for seven days this month

Source country thestar Friday, March 12, 2010 1:09:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Rhys Jones[1]; Stephen Furlong[1];

LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways cabin crew will walk out for seven days later this month after talks between the airline and labour unions aimed at averting a strike broke down, dealing a fresh blow to the loss-making carrier....

Thousands of BA passengers face weekend chaos as cabin crew stage two crippling strikes

Source country dailymail Friday, March 12, 2010 1:08:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Malcolm Tarling[1]; Willie Walsh[3];

Unite said its members at the airline will walk out for three days from March 20 and for four days from March 27 following the collapse of talks aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and working conditions....

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