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Unite announces fresh BA ballot

23 Feb 2011 by BusinessTraveller

Unite will again ballot its BA members on industrial action next week, following issues with the previous ballot highlighted by the Electoral Reform Services.

A majority of members (78.5 per cent of those taking part) had voted in favour of industrial action in the last ballot held in January, but Unite was forced to re-ballot after what it called a “legal blitz” by British Airways highlighted flaws in the process.

The union will now ballot members for the fourth time in two years, with voting taking place between Tuesday March 1 and Monday March 28.

Announcing the new ballot to Unite members, general secretary Len McCluskey said:

"If BA's management believes that it can secure industrial harmony by these methods it is living in a fools’ paradise. Only negotiation, not litigation or intimidation, can start to heal the wounds caused by this dispute.

"However, given the on-going failure of British Airways management to take its employment relations seriously and start negotiating, we have today given the company formal notice of this fresh ballot.

"We have made every effort in prolonged negotiations to resolve this dispute. Throughout we have been guided by our representatives. If we could achieve a settlement then peace would at long last be at hand.

"BA management needs to understand that it will never break the spirit of cabin crew, and that customer uncertainty and confusion will continue until it starts listening to its staff."

For more information visit ba.com, unitetheunion.org.

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