Thursday, March 18, 2010

British Airways Cabin Crew Trying to Avert Weekend Strike 3/19/2010

British Airways and the Unite union have resumed talks to try to avert a weekend strike by cabin crew that would embarrass the ruling Labour government weeks before an election.
"We're at least talking. That's the good news, but at the moment there's only talks and certainly no breakthrough and no acceptable way forward for us but I'm still hopeful and optimistic and that's why I'm going back (for more talks)," Unite joint general-secretary Tony Woodley said.
Woodley also said cabin crew would call off the planned seven-day strike if management reinstated an offer which was withdrawn last week.
The dispute centres around cost-saving and specifically a reduction in the number of cabin crew staff on long-haul flights.
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