British Airways makes new union offer but also says it is going to recruit cabin crew

UNITE UNION has offered to postpone its strike ballot of British Airways cabin crew in order to allow time to consider the airline's latest revised proposal.  BA welcomed Unite's move calling it "a genuine opportunity to end" the row.  But Unite leader Tony Woodley responded that he would not be recommending the offer as it failed to reinstate travel perks.  With the last ballot 81% of members actually voted and of these 71% wanted action, which translated means that only 57% were actually for strike action.  In the meantime BA says it plans to recruit over 1,000 new Heathrow cabin crew on wages similar to its Gatwick base.  "We have suffered back-to-back record financial losses and need to continue making permanent changes to our cost base to ensure our long-term survival," BA said on Thursday. www.ba.com www.unitethetnion.com

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