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BA strike back on

After it was cancelled at the last minute due to being illegally voted upon, the previous BA strike had little impact. The strike was originally set to take place during the Christmas break of 2009. However, BA bosses have once again got their hands full as the cabin crew have once again vote for a strike, this time it seems technicalities won’t prevent it going ahead.

Unite, the union representing the workers at British Airways, has said it will not select dates yet as it hopes the fact the vote was passed by a majority will persuade negotiations to restart. The strikes came into affect due to cost-cutting measures put into place by the struggling airline company. Cabin crew numbers were reduced and a pay freeze has been initialised for the next two years.