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Summer travel chaos looming as BA union prepares fresh strike ballot

Summer travel chaos looming as BA union prepares fresh strike ballot

Fresh strike action is looming at British Airways (BA) after the Unite union has announced plans to ballot its 12,000 cabin crew members next week, unless the long-running dispute is resolved. So far, cabin crews have held 22 days of strikes after being involved in a long-running dispute with the airline over cost-cutting measures, which [...]

BT strike ballot to go ahead

BT strike ballot to go ahead

Telecoms giant BT could be faced with industrial action after the union which represents BT workers has confirmed that a strike ballot will go ahead. The ballot will open on 18 June with the result is due on 5 July. The vote for strike action, which would be the first in 25 years, comes as [...]

BA boss turns down bonus

BA boss turns down bonus

British Airways (BA) chief executive, Willie Walsh, has rejected a bonus worth £334,000. The news comes just one day after the final series of cabin crew strikes ended. This is the second consecutive year that Mr Walsh has turned down a bonus, and in its annual report, the company said no-one would receive a cash [...]

Strikes commence at BA as last-minute talks collapse

Strikes commence at BA as last-minute talks collapse

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 [...]

BA union Unite threaten summer of strikes

BA union Unite threaten summer of strikes

On Monday night, it was announced that British Airways (BA) was successful in preventing the latest series of strikes by its cabin crew staff. Mr Justice McCombe of the High Court ruled in favour of the airline and said the decision was based on a technicality. However, the Unite union described the decision “an absolute [...]

Economic fears as volcanic ash returns to UK airspace

Economic fears as volcanic ash returns to UK airspace

Sir Richard Branson is calling for urgent intervention to avoid damage to the UK economy after some airports were closed again at the weekend, due to the return of the volcanic ash cloud. Airports across the country closed from 1:00pm yesterday after the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) extended its no-fly zone due to the ash [...]

BA cabin crew to strike again next week

BA cabin crew to strike again next week

The Unite union has today 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 [...]

Euro zone nations and IMF in €110bn Greece bailout

Euro zone nations and IMF in €110bn Greece bailout

A deal designed to prevent Greece from defaulting on its massive debt has been agreed over the weekend. It is also hoped the €110 billion (£95 billion) three-year rescue package will strengthen the single currency, which has been plummeting over recent months as a result of Greece’s debt crisis. The EU will provide €80 billion [...]

AA staff vote for industrial action

AA staff vote for industrial action

Workers at motoring group AA have voted in favour of going on strike in a row over pensions. The AA’s management wants to put a cap on annual rises in pensionable salaries, to raise employee contributions and also to cut the maximum annual increase in pensions paid. The final-salary scheme is already closed to new [...]

National rail strike to take place in April

National rail strike to take place in April

It has emerged this evening that rail workers will stage a four-day strike on April 6,7,8 and 9 amid a row over jobs and working practices. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) employed by Network Rail will strike between 6am and 10am and between 6pm [...]

British Gas workers to strike

British Gas workers to strike

The GMB trade union has today announced staff at British Gas have voted in favour of industrial action over claims of “macho management” and changes to staff terms and conditions. The union has given the UK’s largest energy retailer a week to respond before deciding its next move. GMB said over 61% of its 8,000 [...]

Misery for passengers as BA union unveils strike dates

Misery for passengers as BA union unveils strike dates

Talks aimed at averting industrial action at British Airways (BA) collapsed earlier this week and, as a result, Unit has today announced BA cabin crew members will strike for three days from March 20 and for four days from March 27. Last month, BA‘s 12,000 cabin crew members voted to take industrial action over cost-cutting [...]

Greece at standstill again in third general strike

Greece at standstill again in third general strike

Crisis-hit Greece has come to a standstill again today after workers staged the third general strike in as many weeks. The further strike comes after austerity measures to rescue Greece’s debt-stricken economy angered Greek trade unions. Greece is currently taking action to reduce its public deficit from 12% to 8% of GDP this year. The [...]

48-hour strike starts today for civil servants

48-hour strike starts today for civil servants

Up to 270,000 civil servants are to stage a 48-hour national strike today in a dispute over redundancy pay. The walkout involves job centre staff, tax workers, coastguards, border agency officials, courts staff and driving test examiners. If a satisfactory outcome is not reached then further strike action could take place later this month, according [...]

Euro rises amid new austerity measures in Greece

Euro rises amid new austerity measures in Greece

The Greek Government has today unveiled a new series of measures aimed at tackling the country’s debt problems, which has resulted in the euro recovering 0.3% to $1.3637. Growing fears over the debt crisis in Greece have weakened the value of the euro in recent weeks as Greece takes action to reduce its public deficit [...]

Unite fails in High Court bid over BA proposed cuts

Unite fails in High Court bid over BA proposed cuts

The Unite union has been unsuccessful in its High Court action against British Airways (BA) to stop the airline from imposing cost-cutting measures. The union claimed it was not properly consulted on the measures, which include a pay freeze and a switch to part-time working for 3,000 staff. BA cabin crew had been set to [...]

EU agrees to work with Greece over debts

EU agrees to work with Greece over debts

After the summit meeting in Brussels today, EU leaders have agreed to work with Greece to tackle its spiralling debts. Last week, the Greek Government announced tough austerity measures to tackle the country’s spiralling debt. The country’s runaway budget deficit is currently more than four times the EU limit of 3%. It currently has the [...]

BA posts £50m loss in Q3

BA posts £50m loss in Q3

British Airways (BA) has today reported a £50 million loss in the three months to December 31 2009, compared with the £122 million it lost in the same period a year earlier. However, the loss was much less than analysts’ predictions for a £151 million loss. Meanwhile, the airline posted a surprise £25 million operating [...]

Unite in legal battle with BA

Unite in legal battle with BA

The Unite union is in the High Court this week to resolve whether there should be a permanent injunction preventing British Airways (BA) from imposing cost-cutting measures. Unite previously applied for a High Court injunction to block BA’s plans, but it was unsuccessful . The airline wants 75% of its crew to accept a pay [...]

British Airways to take legal action to prevent Christmas strike

British Airways to take legal action to prevent Christmas strike

In a bid to prevent the 12-day strike planned by cabin crew over Christmas, British Airways (BA) is to take legal action to prevent what could cause misery for millions of passengers this festive season. The Unite union has called a walkout from December 22 to January 2 in a dispute over working conditions, jobs [...]