Virgin Pilots Extend Strikes to March; Airline Seeks Injunction
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A breakaway union of Virgin Atlantic pilots that called strikes during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays extended the job action to the first eight weekends of 2019, according to an emailed statement.
The Professional Pilots Union sought help from the conciliation service ACAS to resolve the dispute, but Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. won’t negotiate until it calls off the strikes, according to the union statement. A hearing is set for Thursday, two days before the first strike on Dec. 22 -- the weekend before Christmas.