Union to seek injunction over BA plans

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The union said it will apply for a High Court injunction "against the imposition of new contracts" for the cabin crew, which it says are due to be brought in on November 16.

The action is separate to a ballot for industrial action which is also planned, a spokeswoman said.

The move comes as BA faces possible Christmas strikes following a lengthy and unresolved dispute over its cost-cutting proposals.

BA has announced plans to cut staff numbers by 3,700, in addition to a reduction of around 2,500 achieved between June 2008 and March 2009.

Earlier this week, BA said it was "extremely disappointed" at the move to ballot workers, insisting it was not planning to change terms and conditions of current crew.

But Unite said it had "no alternative" but to ballot its members in a bid to persuade BA not to impose "unacceptable contractual changes".

Cabin crew had already decided to hold an emergency meeting on Monday to decide whether to fight plans to cut jobs, freeze pay and introduce worse wages and conditions for new staff.

Thousands of workers are expected to attend the meeting, at Sandown Racecourse in Surrey, two weeks before the cuts come into effect.

Two former sections of the Transport and General Workers Union - Bassa and Cabin Crew 89 - have joined forces for the first time in more than 20 years to hold the joint meeting.