BRITISH AIRWAYS CABIN CREW BEGIN FIVE-DAY STRIKE ACTION
Baku, May 24 (AZERTAC). British Airways cabin crew has begun a five-day strike, in a resumption of industrial action in their long-running dispute over jobs and pay.
The Unite union is also demanding the restoration of travel concessions to staff who took part in the last series of stoppages in March. The disruption is expected to be confined to some flights in and out of London`s Heathrow Airport. BA has accused union leaders of failing to take up an offer of further talks. The airline said it was disappointed Unite had resorted to "negotiation through the media".
Earlier, Unite`s joint general secretary Tony Woodley offered to call off the latest walkout if travel perks for cabin staff were reinstated. But BA said it had already agreed to do so once its deal was accepted in full. Talks were brought to an abrupt end on Saturday evening when left-wing protesters gatecrashed the venue where negotiations were being held.
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