Travellers can breathe a sigh of relief this morning after it has been announced that airports operator BAA and the Unite union have reached an agreement which will see the threat of strike action called off. A day of talks yesterday between the two parties at the central London offices of the conciliation service ACAS [...]
Talks are ongoing between airports operator BAA and the Unite union to try to avoid strike action which could see six UK airports shut down over the crucial bank holiday period. Face-to-face talks between the two parties are taking place at the central London offices of the conciliation service ACAS and comes after BAA voted [...]
The latest meeting between British Airways (BA) and the Unite union, designed to come to an agreement about strike action has yet again failed, according to the ACAS conciliation service.
The fresh talks came a week after the union, which represents BA cabin crew, confirmed a fresh ballot for its members, suggesting further industrial action at [...]
British Airways (BA) cabin crew will embark on a five-day strike today after eleventh-hour talks collapsed.
Over the weekend, the Unite union’s joint general secretary, Tony Woodley, offered to cancel the latest strikes if travel perks for cabin crew were reinstated.
However a spokesperson for BA said: “We have already offered to reinstate travel concessions to [...]
Last week, the Unite union announced cabin crew members at British Airways (BA) will strike for four separate five-day strikes in May and June.
The further industrial action comes after Unite members rejected a fresh deal for cabin crew earlier this month.
Unite said 81% of the cabin crew it represents voted against BA’s offer, which [...]
Royal Mail is in talks with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in a bid to avoid the planned national postal strikes this week.
However, according to a report by Sky News, Royal Mail said it will call in conciliation service Acas to try to resolve its industrial dispute if unions agree to call off the strikes [...]