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| Union renews legal battle with BA | Union renews legal battle with BA |
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| The union Unite is due to go to the High Court to try to get the changes brought in by British Airways to cabin crew last year overturned. | |
| It claims it was not consulted properly and the changes, including freezing pay and reducing the number of cabin crew on long-haul flights, were imposed. | It claims it was not consulted properly and the changes, including freezing pay and reducing the number of cabin crew on long-haul flights, were imposed. |
| The union had been set to strike over the issues over Christmas, but a High Court action by BA prevented it. | The union had been set to strike over the issues over Christmas, but a High Court action by BA prevented it. |
| A new strike ballot began last week and will close on 22 February. | A new strike ballot began last week and will close on 22 February. |
| The changes made by BA were designed to cut costs. | The changes made by BA were designed to cut costs. |
| The airline suffered a loss of £292m for the six months to the end of September 2009. | The airline suffered a loss of £292m for the six months to the end of September 2009. |
| On Friday, it will reveal how it performed in the October to December quarter, and is expected to announce another considerable loss. | On Friday, it will reveal how it performed in the October to December quarter, and is expected to announce another considerable loss. |
| Contractual dispute | Contractual dispute |
| The plans for the changes were first presented to BA staff - and unanimously rejected - at a mass meeting in July. | The plans for the changes were first presented to BA staff - and unanimously rejected - at a mass meeting in July. |
| The union said those measures were brought in in November and argues it should have been consulted, because the changes are contractual. | The union said those measures were brought in in November and argues it should have been consulted, because the changes are contractual. |
| But BA disputes this and has said it was not obliged to consult as "the changes do not alter contractual terms and conditions for individual crew members". | But BA disputes this and has said it was not obliged to consult as "the changes do not alter contractual terms and conditions for individual crew members". |
| The hearing in the High Court is scheduled to last all week. | The hearing in the High Court is scheduled to last all week. |
| Unite had previously applied for a High Court injunction to block the airline's plans, but failed. | Unite had previously applied for a High Court injunction to block the airline's plans, but failed. |