Unite: Failure To Attend BA Dispute Talks At ACAS Are False
March 16 2010 - 1:11PM
Dow Jones News
Unite general secretary Tony Woodley, said Tuesday that the
assertion made by Willie Walsh Monday that Unite failed to attend
talks at ACAS last weekend to resolve the BA dispute is false.
MAIN FACTS:
-Woodley said, "Derek Simpson and I were in continual contact
with ACAS over the weekend to explain our position on the dispute
and at no time was it ever suggested that we should attend a
meeting, nor that Mr Walsh was expecting one."
-Woodley said, "Monday, ACAS asked Unite if we would suspend our
strikes if BA put their withdrawn offer back on the table. We said
yes. And it asked BA if they would reinstate their offer if we
called off the strikes. The company said no."
-British Airways shares at 1641 GMT up 10.6 pence, or 4.5%, at
246.0 pence.
-By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269;
iain.packham@dowjones.com