Unofficial Heathrow Walk-out. posted by Richard Seymour

From the BBC :

All British Airways flights from Heathrow have been suspended after some staff walked out in support of sacked catering workers.
The sacked staff were not employed by BA, but for flight meals supply firm Gate Gourmet.

BA baggage handlers, loaders and bus drivers have walked out in sympathy with the catering workers.

The Gate Gourmet company apparently sacked 500 workers at a stroke for taking industrial action. BA workers sympathised and spontaneously joined in. That's solidarity in action: an injury to one is an injury to all.

Update: "A magnificent show of solidarity" .

Additionally, there's some good news on Jerry Hicks :

The Second Major Blow for Rolls-Royce Within a Week
After the remarkable victory in the Interim Relief Hearing at the Tribunal in Bristol, which found in Jerry's favour and called for Rolls-Royce to reinstate him, today we have the result of the Test Ballot, which is almost two to one in favour of strike action! This is a MARVELLOUS decision by people who have said with the loudest voice that they are prepared to defend the Union and demand to have their Convenor back! The first strike day is likely to be Monday, 22 August 2005.

The priority now is SOLIDARITY! MESSAGES! SUPPORT! FINANCE! and ... JOIN THE DEMONSTRATION IN BRISTOL ON FRIDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2005(details to follow).

Further update: See the readers comments on the Daily Mail story. Quite a few are supporting the strikers. Meanwhile, the Mirror reports that a number of workers were fired while on sick leave. And the Telegraph waxes sardonic: "You can tell that the holiday season has begun because the staff of British Airways, smelling their opportunity, have called a strike."