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BA chief to meet Unite boss ahead of strike
The chief executive of British Airways, Willie Walsh, is to meet Tony Woodley, Unite’s joint leader, ahead of a proposed strike at the airline on Saturday. The meeting will be the first direct contact between the two leaders, and is being seen as a last chance to avert industrial action at the British flag-carrier.
Unite seeks to internationalise British Airways dispute
The Unite union is expected to meet representatives from its American counterpart Teamsters later today, in an attempt to internationalise the ongoing dispute with British Airways. The first strike at the airline is planned for Saturday, with Unite potentially seeking to secure Teamster support to block BA aircraft landing in the US during the dispute.