BA workers threaten to hit Bank Holiday weekend

British Airways workers are to stage a 24-hour strike at the end of the month unless a long-running pay dispute is resolved, union leaders announced today.

British Airways workers are to stage a 24-hour strike at the end of the month unless a long-running pay dispute is resolved, union leaders announced today.

Members of the GMB union will walk out for 24-hours on August 27, 28, 29 or 30, threatening travel chaos for air passengers over the Bank Holiday weekend.

A union official said BA will be closed down for a day if the strike goes ahead.

But the GMB has a new proposal to put to the company which it hopes will resolve the dispute and head off the strike.