British Airways wins court injunction
It has been revealed that British Airways has been successful in its High Court injunction against strike activity announced by the Unite union. The company is believed to have used a small technicality to obtain an injunction and the first of many planned strikes, due to begin at midnight tonight, will not go ahead. So is this the end of the conflict between the union and the British Airways management?
There is no doubt that this is only the next stage in what is becoming an ever more bitter feud between the British Airways management team and the unions. The court injunction came despite the fact that British Airways have been invited to talks at ACAS to try and avert the dispute. The court to action is likely to place more space between the two parties and many believe it will be difficult to see them ever sitting around the table having sensible discussions.
While both parties would argue they have a relatively strong argument, the truth is that in the meantime British Airways is struggling and its reputation is being dragged through the gutter. Who will benefit at the end of this ongoing battle remains to be seen because ultimately there will be no winners and everybody will be a loser.
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