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More than 1,400 jobs will be lost at the UK’s last train making business, Bombardier. The job cuts announcement comes on the back of the decision by the Government to award the Thameslink route’s lucrative carriage order to Siemens of Germany instead of Derby-based Bombardier. The train making company said that the job losses would [...]
(Read More)10th Dec 10
BAE Systems intends to cut 1400 jobs
by Harry Oldfield
BAE Systems announced it will cut 1,400 jobs across the UK. The cuts are thought to be a result of the government’s Spending Review. Jobs are expected to be lost in Greater Manchester, Moray, Ayrshire, Lancashire, Somerset and Rutland. The Spending Review contained numerous cutbacks on government spending. Among them are intentions to reduce defense [...]
(Read More)23rd Mar 10
Two thirds of BA flights still flew despite strike
by Katie Naylor
The UK’s national carrier, British Airways has announced that the three-day strike by flight attendants had cost the airline a total of £21 million, less than previously expected. The airline also reported that two out of three flights managed to depart on Monday as the strike drew to an end. In spite of BA showing [...]
(Read More)22nd Mar 10
British Airways sent ghost flights to save face during strike
by Sally Davies
Strike-troubled British Airways is alleged to have sent empty flights around the world in a propaganda gesture that was aimed at beating the cabin crew strike by those who are members of the Unite union. The airline said on Sunday that it had been able to reinstate eight long-haul and 18 short-haul flights cancelled when [...]
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"This dispute is looking more and more like an ego trip by Mr.Walsh. I can see the reasons why so many BA employees want to maintain their conditions but cannot see how throwing so much money away on a charade of coping without the workforce will benefit BA or justify building a reputation as a hard man for a single employee, Willie Walsh. As for substituting strikers with admin. staff, who is doing their work? or were they always surplus to requirement?
15th Mar 10
70 per cent of BA flights to operate despite strike
by Sally Davies
Britain’s national airline, British Airways is expected to reveal which flights may be cancelled due to an upcoming strike by cabin crew expected next weekend. The airline’s cabin crew are striking over pay cuts and reductions in staffing levels at the airlines, with the initial stop-work to take place on the 20th of March. Meanwhile, [...]
(Read More)11th Mar 10
British Airways still holds hopes of avoiding strike action
by Sally Davies
National carrier, British Airways has just announced that it has submitted a last-minute counter offer as negotiations continue over a looming strike by the airline’s cabin crew. The airline has hit back at the offer by Unite, the union representing the crew, of a 2.6 pay cut. The union has said it was concerned over [...]
(Read More)5th Mar 10
Deal almost reached between BA and Unite
by Natasha Redman
Many passengers booked on flights aboard British Airways will today find out if their travel plans will be disrupted by a planned strike by cabin crew. The union representing cabin crew of British Airways, Unite, said that they are close to brokering an agreement with the airline that could avert any strike action, but also [...]
(Read More)24th Feb 10
No date announced for BA strike yet
by Adam Richards
Passengers booked on British Airways flights over the coming month now face confusion after workers had refused to reveal when they would give any details on the strike. There had been an expectation that Unite, the cabin crew union, would unveil plans of when and for how long workers would strike. Members of the union [...]
(Read More)23rd Feb 10
British Airways cabin crew support strike action
by Adam Richards
Passengers who are booked on British Airways flights may have their travel plans disrupted, as a vast majority of cabin crew voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike due to changes in pay and work conditions. Unite, the union representing the cabin crew, reported that 78.77 per cent of the 11,691 ballot papers were issued [...]
(Read More)8th Jan 10
BA talks boost hopes for cabin crew deal
by Natasha Redman
There were hopes of an end to the ongoing dispute between British Airways and its cabin crew on Wednesday as the two sides announced they would commence new talks this week. The airline and the union representing the cabin crew, Unite, said they would return the negotiating table at the Trades Union Congress in London, [...]
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