BA talks off – strike on – answers
questions
- What has collapsed? talks aimed at averting a weekend strike
- Which verb is used to describe Tony Woodley coming out of the negotiations? ’emerge’ He emerged from negotiations..
- Which adjective is used to describe the negotiations? last-ditch, last chance to agree
- What couldn’t Tony Woodley and the BA CEO Willy Walsh do? hammer out a deal
- What is now going ahead? strikes
- Where is the offer from BA? ‘on the table’ ie: still open for the union to accept
- How does this compare with their previous one? it is inferior, less attractive
- What has the company done to cope with the strike? taken steps to minimise the impact
- Which verb tells you they have acquired aircraft from Ryanair? draft in, ‘drafting in aircraft from the discount carrier…’
- Which adjective is used to describe their contingency plans? robust
- What was the original change proposed by BA going to affect? rosters (lists of personnel allocated to specific fights)
- What, as a consequence of other organisations becoming involved, has happened to the situation? it has got out of control