Unite working on fresh BA strike ballot
26.12.09
The Unite union is preparing to ballot British Airways cabin crew over industrial action next month, despite having had a planned 12-day strike blocked in the courts, the Guardian reports. In a sign that the union is not expecting successful talks on the dispute with the airline, its officials are reported to be updating cabin crew details over the Christmas period after the previous strike poll was ruled unlawful by the High Court because it included votes from staff who had applied for voluntary redundancy.
A strike vote is expected to take a month to organise, and Unite will then have to give BA 7 days' notice of any intended walkout, making the end of February a likely period for the earliest possible strike date. A Unite spokeswoman told the news paper that it is gearing up for a vote before the end of next month. She said: ‘There are no talks on the horizon. BA's management have to make talks happen fast.’
However, the High Court judgment this month is likely to temper the impact of a new strike, the Guardian suggests. Another 12-day strike is unlikely after judge Mrs Justice Cox referred to the length of the planned walkout in her ruling. Unite will also be under pressure not to pick strike dates during half-term or Easter because the ruling included a warning against taking industrial action during times of year when significant volumes of passengers will be affected.
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