BA slams “unjustified” strike threat
British Airways has condemned as "completely unjustfied" the outcome of the Unite union ballot of cabin crew supporting strike action.
Describing the outcome of the ballot as "very disappointing," the airline said: "In the weeks before and during the ballot period, Unite claimed that we had breached individual crew members’ contracts by making modest changes to onboard crew numbers on flights from Heathrow.
"We have always said this claim was false, and it was rejected by the High Court three days ago."
"We believe some progress has been made in recent talks under the auspices of the TUC and we reiterate our wish to resolve the issues between us in the interests of our customers and all our staff."
But BA added: "We will not allow Unite to ruin this company. Should a strike take place, we will do everything we can to protect our customers’ travel plans as far as possible.
"In the meantime, we continue to run our business and our flights are operating as normal."
*See linked strike ballot story.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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