British Airways Strike

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- Founded: 1989
- Major Competitors: EasyJet, Ryanair
- CEO: Willie Walsh
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A British Airways Strike is imminent as workers face a 4000 employee layoff, a 2 year pay pay freeze and reduced starting wages for new employees.http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/12048099.asp
British Airways, the largest airline carrier in the U.K. recently extended routes to Las Vegas in the hope of spurring a busy holiday season.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways The additional work combined with a significant reduction in labor has initiated a strike vote.
The general public in the U.K. and throughout the world are concerned that Holiday and Christmas travel plans may be impacted by a British Airways strike that could last through the Holiday Season.http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/26/ba-cabin-crew-strike-vote
British Airways Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh says that once lucrative business class income has diapered and the recent worldwide economic problems may have caused a long lasting change in travel habits.

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BA (British Airways) corporate and union representatives are currently in discussion over the possibility of an ill timed strike that could last well into the holiday season.

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