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• Analysts: Strike could destroy British Airways

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 540
  London, England - British Airways stands to lose up to $50 million a day during the course of a 12-day strike that threatens to cripple the already flagging airline, according to some airline analysts read more
  7 hours ago

• Random grumpy thoughts before Christmas

  
  Renegade Conservatory Guy — Authority: 124
  For those of you that were concerned that I might be shutting down the website as I took the position as a ‘research officer’ at the University of Leeds need not worry. I turned up for the interview, but turned around when I saw the queue: So, looks like I’m stuck in the double glazing industry for a bit ...
  11 hours ago

• BA and Unite talks deadlocked as Gordon Brown turns on the heat

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Airline and union to continue negotiations as prime minister calls for a quick end to dispute A 12-day Christmas strike by British Airways cabin crew was still on tonight as talks between airline executives and trade union leaders adjourned amid efforts to find common ground. It is understood that face-to-face ...
  12 hours ago

• Thousands stranded as Scottish airline Flyglobespan goes bust

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Ryanair and easyJet both offering rescue fares between Glasgow Prestwick and typical Flyglobespan destinations such as Tenerife, Alicante and Malaga The travelling public was served up a heady cocktail of Christmas chaos tonight when a Scottish airline went into administration and baggage handlers warned of strikes ...
  12 hours ago

• British Airways Christmas Strike 2009 Update, Positive Decision Hopeful

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 678
  With the impending BA Christmas cabin crew strikes ahead, there is some good news as well. British Airways announced a high court injunction may prevent the upcoming Christmas strike planned by the Unite union and British Airways employees.
  13 hours ago

• Willie Walsh - trade union tough guy who switched sides

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  His achievements at Irelands national carrier Aer Lingus ensured that the hard-headed label stuck with him at BA Willie Walshs fearsome reputation is captured in a comment he once made as a trade union representative in his native Ireland: "A reasonable man gets nowhere in negotiations." The 48-year-old Dubliner has ...
  14 hours ago

• BA strikers are a disgrace to their profession

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 967
  In the golden years, cabin crew took pride in their careers and would have rallied behind British Airways, says retired air stewardess Libbie Escolme Schmidt.
  15 hours ago

• BA dispute: Former BA staff backed strike call to damage airline

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 967
  Hundreds of British Airways cabin crew, who had already agreed generous redundancy packages, backed a Christmas strike purely to harm the company they were leaving, the airline claimed.
  15 hours ago

• British Airways strikers

  
  LENIN'S TOMB — Authority: 580
  Its not a fluke, but nor is it necessarily an omen. The overwhelming vote by BA workers (92%) for 12 days of strike action over Christmas, with a turnout (80%) way above the average, could be another false dawn. But it could also be the opening shot of resistance by the British working class to the more or less ...
  16 hours ago

• Your responses to the BA strike

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  British Airways proposed 12-day strike has prompted a huge reaction from readers, from anger at missed family reunions to support for the strike I am supposed to be flying with BA on New Years Eve to New York for our belated honeymoon. I have spent over £1,000 on pre-booked activities for my husband for Christmas, ...
  16 hours ago

• BA strike: on a wing and a prayer?

  
  the commune — Authority: 131
  by Gregor Gall It seems like the ultimate kamikaze action: mutually assured destruction. The company you work for is already in a huge amount of trouble, posting a £401m loss last year, a lot more this year, running a massive pension deficit and you decide to press the nuclear button by going on strike for 12 ...
  19 hours ago

• british airways strike: a million christmases ruined?

  
  the commune — Authority: 131
  by David Broder Don’t ruin a million Christmases: BA chief’s appeal as he goes to court to halt strike ( Daily Mail , 16th December) Cartoon in todays Times The proposed British Airways strike has brought down an avalanche of media attacks on the airline’s employees and the ...
  19 hours ago

• British Airways and Union Meet as Strike Nears

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 902
  The planned 12-day strike by cabin crew personnel, over job cuts, pay and working conditions, threatens to ruin holiday travel plans for a million passengers.
  20 hours ago

• Air fares rise as BA passengers book elsewhere

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Britsh Airways strike has led to a price hike on flights over the festive period, as affected passengers book with alternative airlines Air fares over the festive and new year period continued to rise today, as passengers whose holiday plans are threatened by BAs Christmas strike booked with alternative carriers. ...
  20 hours ago

• British Airways strike: analysis

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 967
  Nothing is quite as it appears and this is certainly true of the British Airways dispute which is threatening to cripple the airline and wreck the travel plans of a million people.
  20 hours ago

• Ann Summers takes BA strike action | Media Monkey

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Ann Summers has never been one to shy away from a close-to-X-rated media opportunity – Making Devon cream anyone? – and is taking full advantage of the British Airways strike debacle. A casual entry of the words "BA strike" into Google brings back an Ann Summers entry in the paid for search section stating "The ...
  23 hours ago

• British Airways strike: Management offers to meet union today for last-ditch talks

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  The prime minister admitted he was very worried by the prospect of industrial action British Airways has offered to meet union leaders at 3pm today to hold last-ditch talks to avoid a crippling strike over the Christmas period. Both sides in the dispute indicated today that they are prepared to negotiate, as ...
  1 day ago

• Video: BA to go to court over strikes

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 438
  BA are off to the High Court today to try and stop, or at least delay, the forthcoming cabin crew strike. It all hinges over the postal voting by several hundred ex-members of staff.
  1 day ago

• British Airways strike: watch staff celebrate as the vote was announced

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  The cabin crews jubilant reaction echoes the roar of punters as a well-backed favourite thunders past the finishing post While passengers have been left fuming by British Airways 12-day Christmas strike , it has emerged that the airlines own staff greeted the news with undiluted joy. A video shot at Mondays the ...
  1 day ago

• British Airways Battles Strike Action in Court

  
  Moo News Moo News - Entertainment, Sports, Showbiz, Celebrities & TV — Authority: 153
  On Monday, Unite union members announced at a meeting that some 12,500 British Airways cabin crew will walkout from December 22 - January 2 on strike. This is all due to the airline proposing pay freezes and further job loses in order to keep the company from going under. However, British Airways is said to be ...
  1 day ago

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