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BAA strike averted after "much improved" offer
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- 17 August 2010 11:05
Fears that a strike by airport workers would bring UK airports to a standstill over the busy August bank holiday have been alleviated after representatives of the Unite union received what has been described as a "much improved" offer from BAA management.The strike threat had been initiated in response to ...read more
ACAS to work with Unite and BAA over strike threat
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- 13 August 2010 09:45
The travel plans of thousands of people were in jeopardy today because of threatened strike action at some of Britain's biggest airports.Those booked on flights in the next few weeks face uncertainty after staff at BAA's six airports, including Heathrow, voted to take industrial action in a row over pay.But ...read more
BAA workers in strike vote
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- 23 July 2010 09:32
Thousands of workers at some of the country's biggest airports will today start voting on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action over pay, threatening disruption before the end of the summer holidays.Unite said 6,000 of its members who work as firefighters, engineers and support and security staff at ...read more
Volcanic ash and strikes hit bottom line at BAA
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- 28 June 2010 09:15
BAA has reported a £40 million revenue hit at Heathrow and Stansted following the volcanic ash crisis and British Airways strike action. However, the group said it does not expect 2010 earnings to be more than £10 million below original forecasts, thanks to cost cutting and improved passenger traffic and ...read more
BAA scraps third runway for Heathrow
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- 26 May 2010 09:46
BAA has scrapped a third runway for Heathrow. Expansion at Stansted and Gatwick has been ruled out by the new government.BAA's chief executive, Colin Matthews, said: "We recognise the importance of government policy in a matter as significant and controversial as runway capacity."The policy intentions of the new government are ...read more
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