British Airways cabin crews suspend strikes over Christmas

Planned strikes by British Airways cabin crew for Christmas Day and Boxing Day have been suspended. Members of Unite were due to walk out over Christmas in a dispute over pay. The union said workers employed in the so-called mixed crew – who have joined since 2010 – were on lower pay than other staff. Lengthy talks at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) have led to a revised offer that will be put to a ballot of union members. The union is recommending the revised offer to its 2,700-plus mixed fleet members at British Airways. The Unite general secretary, Len McCuskey, said: “Over the past four days...this union has worked tirelessly to find a resolution to the issues causing our members concern. We now have a new offer from the company, which we will put to our members." <br/>