The prospect of peace has not only prevented damaging strikes over the Easter and Royal Wedding bank holiday weekends but also raised hopes that disruption could be avoided during the peak summer season.
In a conciliatory move Unite has held off announcing further stoppages, despite majority support for further industrial action in the latest ballot.
At the same time BA granted the union a 28-day extension to the current strike mandate, which was due to expire on Monday.
In doing so the airline gave Unite breathing space to carry on talks rather than leaving the union facing the stark choice of calling a strike just to avoid the expense of another ballot.
The move reflects an improvement in the negotiating climate in recent weeks following the appointment of Keith Williams as BA’s chief executive and Len McCluskey as Unite’s general secretary.
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