In an attempt to stop a strike over the Christmas holidays, British Airways and union leaders are meeting. The strike would cost the airline up to $49 million a day. The strike is over issues of wages, job cuts and working conditions. British Airways has not stopped trying to get a court injunction to stop the walkout. Unite, who represents baggage handlers and check in staff said that they planned walk outs for Dec. 22, Dec. 26 and Jan 3. A spokesman for Unite said that the timing was in no way planned to coincide with the British Airways strike.
See "British Airways, union agree to emergency talks", Jane Wardell, December 15, 2009