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17/05/2010
BA And Union To Hold Strike Talks
British Airways (BA) and Unite the union will meet today to try to prevent the latest series of strikes by its cabin crew.
The meeting is to be chaired by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) at 4pm today.
BA boss Willie Walsh and Unite General Secretary Tony Woodley are also to meet with Transport Secretary Philip Hammond.
Responding to the Acas invitation a Unite spokesperson said: "We are ready to meet with BA under any auspices to try to find a solution."
The airline is also taking legal action in the High Court to try to have the strike called off.
BA has already taken successful legal action, and stopped a strike in December.
Mr Woodley said an agreement had been reached, however a settlement was on hold because of travel concessions and disciplinary action against strikers.
Unite has laso accused Mr Walsh as being "vindictive" toward the union and its members.
The first strike is to begin tomorrow, 18 May, and is to end on 22 May.
Rochelle Turner, Head of Research for Which? Holiday, said: "Air passengers have faced massive disruption to their journeys over the past few months as a result of industrial action and volcanic ash.
"We hope BA will provide information about cancelled flights to its passengers as quickly as possible, and urge BA and Unite to come to a resolution soon so that passengers won't be left in limbo."
(CD/BMC)
The meeting is to be chaired by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) at 4pm today.
BA boss Willie Walsh and Unite General Secretary Tony Woodley are also to meet with Transport Secretary Philip Hammond.
Responding to the Acas invitation a Unite spokesperson said: "We are ready to meet with BA under any auspices to try to find a solution."
The airline is also taking legal action in the High Court to try to have the strike called off.
BA has already taken successful legal action, and stopped a strike in December.
Mr Woodley said an agreement had been reached, however a settlement was on hold because of travel concessions and disciplinary action against strikers.
Unite has laso accused Mr Walsh as being "vindictive" toward the union and its members.
The first strike is to begin tomorrow, 18 May, and is to end on 22 May.
Rochelle Turner, Head of Research for Which? Holiday, said: "Air passengers have faced massive disruption to their journeys over the past few months as a result of industrial action and volcanic ash.
"We hope BA will provide information about cancelled flights to its passengers as quickly as possible, and urge BA and Unite to come to a resolution soon so that passengers won't be left in limbo."
(CD/BMC)
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