British Airways cabin crew strike suspended
Members of the Unite union were due to walk out on Friday in the latest action over a long-running pay dispute
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Your support makes all the difference.A planned four-day strike by cabin crew of British Airways has been suspended to allow fresh talks to be held.
Members of the Unite union were due to walk out on Friday in the latest action over a long-running pay dispute.
Talks will now be held at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
It is understood that Unite is taking legal cases on behalf of 1,400 members who say their travel benefits have been taken away because of taking part in previous strikes.
The union says mixed-fleet cabin crew, who joined BA since 2010, are on lower pay than other staff.
BA says pay and rewards for its mixed-fleet cabin crew are in line with packages at competitor airlines.
New cabin crew in their first year working full time at British Airways will receive more than £21,000 based on pay, allowances, incentives and bonus, said the airline.
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