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News Briefs: Virgin ballot.(News)
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Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); Nov 3, 2007; 355 Words
CABIN crew at Virgin Atlantic are to vote on strike action after rejecting the airline's latest pay offer, their union announced. Unite has told the airline it will ballot crews over the next fortnight, leading to the possibility of strike action over the Christmas period.
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Christmas BA strike is off ... by order of a judge.(News)
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The Daily Mail (London, England); Dec 18, 2009; 700+ Words
...a defeat for the Unite union, a judge agreed...BA that the strike ballot had been improperly...until January 2. Unite condemned the ruling...legitimacy of the Unite ballot because the...double that of Virgin Atlantic crews. As another...
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Christmas BA strike is off... by order of a judge.(News)
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The Daily Mail (London, England); Dec 18, 2009; 700+ Words
...a defeat for the Unite union, a judge agreed...BA that the strike ballot had been improperly...until January 2. The Unite union condemned the...legitimacy of the Unite ballot and the judge...double that of Virgin Atlantic crews. The nine...
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NEWS.(Features)
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The Mirror (London, England); Sep 1, 2007; 360 Words
...supply of UK products," especially cereals. VIRGIN AIR CREW STRIKE BALLOT VIRGIN Atlantic cabin crew are to vote on strike action over pay. The Unite union rejected an offer of 4.8per cent in year...
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BRITAIN: Virgin vote.(News)
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Daily Post (Liverpool, England); Nov 3, 2007; 373 Words
CABIN crew at Virgin Atlantic are to vote on strike action after rejecting the airline's latest pay offer, their union announced yesterday. Unite has told the airline it will ballot crew over the next fortnight, leading to the possibility...
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Bags of profit for British Airways as 20,000 angry customers lose theirs
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The Scotsman; Nov 3, 2007; ; 700+ Words
...after admitting colluding with Virgin Atlantic on fuel surcharges. It now...his optimism. CABIN crew at Virgin Atlantic are to hold a strike ballot after rejecting a new pay offer, their union, Unite, said yesterday. MORE INFO...
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Airport workers' ballot to end today.(News)
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Daily Post (Liverpool, England); Dec 20, 2007; 605 Words
BALLOTS for strike action among thousands...of workers at airports and Virgin Atlantic airline in separate disputes...pension scheme to newworkers. Unite, which represents the workers...tomorrow. Brendan Gold, Unite national officer, said...
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Seasonal air travel threatened by strikes
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Yorkshire Post; Dec 20, 2007; 416 Words
Ballots for strike action...airports and at Virgin Atlantic airline in separate...new workers. Unite, representing...Brendan Gold, Unite national officer...The strike ballot covers Unite...000 Virgin Atlantic cabin crew voted...
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Passengers bear brunt of BA strike battle
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AP Worldstream; Dec 15, 2009; ; 700+ Words
...jump into the fray. Virgin Atlantic, which has been strongly...the grounds that the Unite union ballot of some 13,000 members...strike vote invalid. Unite announced Monday that...unjustified decision from Unite," BA Chief Executive...
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North Today: Airline strike call.(News)
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The Journal (Newcastle, England); Nov 3, 2007; 412 Words
CABIN crew at Virgin Atlantic are to vote on a strike after rejecting the airline's latest pay offer. Unite is to ballot crew in the next fortnight, leading to...had been "undervalued for too long by Virgin".
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BA and union leaders await court ruling on strike
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AP Worldstream; Dec 17, 2009; ; 700+ Words
...between BA and the Unite labor union aimed...Unite's strike ballot of around 13,000...the vote invalid. Unite has said that the...Association, a section of Unite. The BA walkout...dispute. Among them, Virgin Atlantic _ a strong critic...
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UK airport staff back strike call
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Belfast Telegraph; Aug 16, 2008; ; 700+ Words
...across airlines including Virgin Atlantic, Monarch, Thomson...According to union Unite, the dispute is likely...injury. Members of Unite at Gatwick and Stansted...out on the same days. Unite will announce a ballot result among its Swissport...
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BA strike threat to Christmas getaway
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The Independent - London; Oct 27, 2009; ; 700+ Words
...Christmas period. The Unite union called a ballot of 13,000 BA members...compared with 14,400 at Virgin Atlantic and less at budget airlines...general secretary of Unite, accused the airline...remain ready for talks, Unite said the proposed changes...
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Strike threat closer.(News)
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The Journal (Newcastle, England); Dec 20, 2007; 504 Words
STRIKE ballots among thousands of workers at airports and the Virgin Atlantic airline in separate disputes...scheme to new workers. Unite, which represents the workers...result is expected today. Unite national officer Brendan...
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Airports walkout could hit New Year flights - [broken bar]
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Evening Standard - London; Dec 17, 2007; ; 509 Words
...The result of the strike ballot among the 5,000 employees...year. Senior officials of Unite, the largest union, say...Cabin crew working for Virgin Atlantic are also involved in a separate strike ballot over pay. That result is...
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Industrial disputes threaten seasonal air travel
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Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); Dec 20, 2007; 514 Words
Ballots for strike action...and the airline Virgin Atlantic - in separate...new workers. Unite, which represents...Brendan Gold, Unite national officer...The strike ballot covers Unite...crew at Virgin Atlantic have been voting...
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Christmas fliers risk being stranded abroad by strikes.
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The Daily Mail (London, England); Dec 21, 2007; 700+ Words
...the transport union Unite are today expected...biggest airports. The ballot result will be announced...massive majority. Unite wouldnt call a strike ballot it couldnt win.But...the wire. Meanwhile Virgin Atlantic cabin crewannounced...
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Christmas ruined? Soon forgotten; Memo from cabin crew union as millions face strike misery.(News)
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The Daily Mail (London, England); Dec 16, 2009; 700+ Words
...of the giant union Unite - it was leaked to...sterling]14,400 at Virgin Atlantic and [pounds sterling...BA has written to Unite highlighting 'irregularities' in the strike ballot. These centre on...unjustified decision from Unite. We do not want...
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Cabin crew strike threat.(News)
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Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England); Nov 4, 2007; 357 Words
CABIN crew at Virgin Atlantic are to vote on strike action after rejecting the airline's latest pay offer, their union announced. Unite has told the airline it will ballot crew in two weeks.
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BA launches legal action in final bid to ground cabin crew strike.(News)
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Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); Dec 16, 2009; 700+ Words
...disruption" threatened by Unite's decision to call...irregularities" in its strike ballot which the company...involves a claim Unite balloted members...said its letter to Unite pointing out the...Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic said it would operate...
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