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British airplanes grounded: the union leader's forecast and blame

London, Great Britain - CEO Willie Walsh's hardness could cause even more heavy discomforts during the Summer

Unite Joint Secretary, Tony Woodley, said yesterday the trade union will soon hold another strike ballot for British Airways (BA) cabin crew after the 12-week protective legal period to take industrial action ends early June. Woodley is blaming BA Chief Executive, Willie Walsh, for causing passenger agony resulting from a totally needless summer of disruption because of the air carrier executive...

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Rome, Italy, 06/01/2010 16:10
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