Unite, the union representing BA’s cabin crew, said Monday that strikes are scheduled to occur May 18 to 22, May 24 to 28, May 30 to June 3 and June 5 to 9.

Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley, Unite’s joint general secretaries, said British Airways management rejected the union’s attempt to reopen negotiations over the weekend. Last week, the union rejected a British Airways offer.

According to the London Times, BA’s proposal partially repealed the reductions in onboard staffing levels that initiated the dispute, but management refuses to reinstate travel perks for flight attendants who participated in walkouts in March.
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“Cabin crew are left with no choice but to take further strike action,” Unite said. “There can be no industrial peace without meaningful negotiations and while management victimizes trade unionists and uses disciplinary procedures in a witch hunt.”

The carrier, which has scrapped hundreds of flights in the wake of its first strikes since 1997, yesterday stuck to its outlook for the fiscal year that ends tomorrow. A four-day shutdown that began March 27 cost about 11 million pounds ($16.6 million) over the weekend, following losses of 21 million pounds from a three-day walkout earlier this month.
“Ultimately, this can only be resolved through negotiations so once the strike is over I’d expect them to talk again,” said Gert Zonneveld, an analyst at Panmure Gordon in London with a “hold” recommendation on the stock. “It seems that the impact on BA may not be as severe as expected, though whether that changes the power balance in favor of management isn’t clear.”
British Airways fell 2.4 pence, or 1 percent, to 248.6 pence as of 11:22 a.m. in London trading. The stock has gained 18 percent since Feb. 22, when Unite announced that flight attendants had voted to strike, suggesting investors may be dismissing losses from the walkout as a one-time cost.