More than 2,700 cabin crew that operate both short- and long-haul services from London Heathrow – members of the Unite union - originally planned a two-day strike in late December as part of a pay dispute, but this action was suspended after BA proposed a revised offer.
British Airways (BA) cabin crew – members of the Unite union – will strike for 48-hours on January 10-11 – a move that the airline calls “unnecessary and completely unjustified”.
More than 2,700 cabin crew that operate both short- and long-haul services from London Heathrow originally planned a two-day strike in late December as part of a pay dispute, but this action was suspended after BA proposed a revised offer.
However, members rejected the offer and the union said BA has refused to extend the 28-day validity of the strike vote so talks could continue.
“British Airways is needlessly provoking strike action by refusing to extend the mandate of the strike ballot and allow meaningful talks to take place,” a Unite official said.
BA said it was planning contingency action to limit disruption to its passengers if the proposed strike went ahead.