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| BA asks union to call off strike | BA asks union to call off strike |
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| British Airways (BA) has called on the Unite union to call off strike action after the union's legal challenge to new working patterns was delayed. | |
| Unite had sought a High Court injunction to have the changes blocked, but the full trial will not now go ahead until 1 February. | Unite had sought a High Court injunction to have the changes blocked, but the full trial will not now go ahead until 1 February. |
| The union said its cabin crew members would now "unwillingly" work the new schedules in the meantime. | The union said its cabin crew members would now "unwillingly" work the new schedules in the meantime. |
| It will continue with a strike ballot, with the result due on 14 December. | |
| 'Fair and reasonable' | |
| BA's planned changes will cut the number of cabin crew staff on its long haul flights from 15 to 14, and are due to start from 16 November. | |
| The company also proposes a two-year pay freeze, and says the changes are essential to its survival. | |
| "Naturally, we are pleased that following today's court hearing, we are able to proceed with the changes we have announced to cabin crew working, which we have been discussing with Unite for the last nine months," said a BA spokesman. | |
| "These changes are fair and reasonable, given our urgent need to reduce costs so we can move back toward profitability after two years of the worst financial losses in our history." | |
| He added that "we urge Unite to withdraw its plans for an industrial action ballot". |