BA staff vote for strike action
British Airways cabin crew have voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike action in a dispute over sick leave, pay and staffing. Members of the Transport & General Workers Union backed the industrial action by 96 percent, a move that threatens serious disruption to British Airways' services. The airline's managers and the union are now due to hold talks on Tuesday to try to avert a series of walkouts. British Airways said any industrial action would be "completely unnecessary."
See "BA staff vote for strike action", BBC News, BBC News Online, January 14, 2007