News Tag: blocked
January 18, 2010
According to the Unite union, British Airways (BA) cabin crew will begin a second strike ballot next week raising renewed fears for travellers.
The announcement comes after a strike planned for Christmas was declared illegal in a High Court ruling.
However, at the time of the ruling, Unite vowed to hold a fresh ballot if the dispute with BA over ...
BA cabin crew to begin second strike ballot
by Kay Murchie
September 26, 2008
It has been announced that the $700 billion (£380 billion) US financial bailout plan has been blocked sending stockmarkets throughout the world into turmoil.
After several hours of discussions with President George W Bush, a group of Republican members of Congress blocked the plan.
It is understood that republicans balked at US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s plan to buy ...
$700bn US financial bailout plan is blocked
by Kay Murchie