{"id":41122,"date":"2010-08-13T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/2010\/08\/13\/baa-strike-talks-may-start-this-weekend\/"},"modified":"2010-08-13T11:33:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-13T11:33:00","slug":"baa-strike-talks-may-start-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2010\/08\/13\/baa-strike-talks-may-start-this-weekend.html","title":{"rendered":"BAA Strike Talks May Start this Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Talks to try to avert a strike at BAA’s six UK airports could start this weekend after Acas said it was seeking an early meeting between the two sides, reports BBC News.<\/p>\n

The move by the conciliation service comes after members of the Unite union voted on Thursday to hold walkouts in a dispute over pay with BAA.<\/p>\n

Any strikes would close Heathrow, Southampton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stansted and Aberdeen airports.<\/p>\n

Unite has said it will not decide any dates for walkouts until Monday.<\/p>\n

This opens the possibility of talks chaired by Acas taking place over the weekend.<\/p>\n

“We can confirm that Acas will be facilitating an early meeting of the parties once diaries can be cleared,” said Acas chief conciliator Peter Harwood.<\/p>\n

If strikes do take place, the six airports would have to close because essential staff such as firefighters are due to take part.<\/p>\n

BAA has said it regrets “the uncertainty this vote has already caused our passengers and airline customers”.<\/p>\n

Unite members of BAA staff have rejected the company’s pay offer, which is worth up to 1.5%.<\/p>\n

BAA says it is a fair proposal after a year in which it has seen a decline in passengers due to the impacts of recession and volcanic ash.<\/p>\n

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