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| British Airways cabin crew to stage two-week strike | British Airways cabin crew to stage two-week strike |
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| British Airways cabin crew are to stage a two-week strike from 1 July, the Unite union has said, in a long-running dispute over pay and benefits. | British Airways cabin crew are to stage a two-week strike from 1 July, the Unite union has said, in a long-running dispute over pay and benefits. |
| Unite said BA had refused to accept its final offer on the issue of the "sanctioning" of striking cabin crew. | Unite said BA had refused to accept its final offer on the issue of the "sanctioning" of striking cabin crew. |
| The union claims that crew who previously walked out have not had their bonuses or benefits, including free and discounted travel, restored. | |
| BA said that the proposed action was "extreme and completely unnecessary". | |
| 'Deeply disappointing' | |
| Unite said it would "vigorously" pursue legal action against BA on behalf of the 1,400 cabin crew affected. | Unite said it would "vigorously" pursue legal action against BA on behalf of the 1,400 cabin crew affected. |
| The union claims that British Airways has formed a "blacklist to impose sanctions on striking cabin crew", which has led to bonus payments being cut and the removal of staff travel concessions. | The union claims that British Airways has formed a "blacklist to impose sanctions on striking cabin crew", which has led to bonus payments being cut and the removal of staff travel concessions. |
| Unite had originally planned a four-day strike to start on Friday, but this was suspended while the two sides tried to resolve the dispute. | Unite had originally planned a four-day strike to start on Friday, but this was suspended while the two sides tried to resolve the dispute. |
| However, the union has now said its members among BA's mixed fleet crew will go on strike from 00:01 on Saturday 1 July to 23:59 on Sunday 16 July. | However, the union has now said its members among BA's mixed fleet crew will go on strike from 00:01 on Saturday 1 July to 23:59 on Sunday 16 July. |
| BA reassured passengers that it would continue to fly all customers to their destinations. | |
| The airline said: "We had reached a deal on pay, which Unite agreed was acceptable. Unite has already confirmed it is pursuing the non-pay issues in this dispute through the courts. | |
| "We urge Unite to let its members vote on the pay proposals." | |
| Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett said: "The refusal by British Airways bosses to meaningfully consider our compromise offer is deeply disappointing. | Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett said: "The refusal by British Airways bosses to meaningfully consider our compromise offer is deeply disappointing. |
| "A resolution to this long-running dispute was within the grasp of British Airways, but instead of grabbing that opportunity, bosses rebuffed it. It now means British Airways faces an entirely avoidable two-week strike and prolonged legal action on behalf of over 1,400 mixed cabin crew." | "A resolution to this long-running dispute was within the grasp of British Airways, but instead of grabbing that opportunity, bosses rebuffed it. It now means British Airways faces an entirely avoidable two-week strike and prolonged legal action on behalf of over 1,400 mixed cabin crew." |
| There have been 26 days of strike action by BA staff since the start of the year. | There have been 26 days of strike action by BA staff since the start of the year. |