British Airways union talks end in deadlock
July 3, 2009
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Talks between British Airways and unions representing the carrier’s employees, over pay and job cuts, ended in deadlock, which may lead to arbitration, potentially avoiding industrial action, it has been reported.
Earlier this week, the talks, which sought agreement over cost-cutting measures involving over 3,500 job cuts and a pay freeze, ended in a stalemate, meaning that BA’s deadline for reaching a deal was not met.
Although both GMB and Unite union representatives indicated that they would return for further talks, it was not clear if BA representative would take part.
A statement from the airline said that the talks have ended and it would issue comments “in due course”.
Sources are indicating that the conciliation service ACAS or another arbitrator could be called in to resolve the deadlock.
Should the stalemate not be resolved, the threat of industrial action by the thousands of British Airways employees looms over the busy summer travel period.
Unions have indicated their willingness to continue talks about cost-cutting measures in order to help the airline in its current financial difficulties.
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