Great Britain : focus on the conflict between British Airways and Unite

On top of this, BA’s labour cost base has always been higher because as a former nationalised industry (until 1987) with an effective monopoly as the national carrier, and compelled by law to collectively bargain with its unions, the unions were able to build up decent pay and conditions.
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Professor Gregor Gall, Research Professor of Industrial Relations and Director of the Work and Employment Research Unit (WERU), University of Hertfordshire, is telling Planet Labor about the details of the terrible arm wrestling game between the management and the Unite union which has been lasting for months. Hardline policy for BA to eradicate the union’s influence, emblematic fight of union resistance for Unite…today none of the parties is ready to loose face, and each has the resources to

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