British Airways cabin crew to strike from July 1

British Airways cabin crew working under ‘mixed fleet’ employment terms will strike for 16 days at the beginning of July in support of a pay dispute. The Unite union representing BA mixed fleet cabin crew said they will strike from 00:01 Saturday July 1 to 23:59 Sunday July 16. The union said it was also pursuing legal action against the airline on behalf of 1,400 cabin crew who were sanctioned for taking previous strike action. It said sanctions include BA stopping bonus payments worth hundreds of pounds, and the removal of staff travel concessions. Unite said it had cancelled a strike planned for Friday to try to resolve the dispute through fresh talks. The union complained that the airline failed to send “key decision makers” to the ACAS-led talks. <br/>