British Airways and union agree to end dispute

British Airways and the union representing workers have reached an agreement to settle their long-running industrial dispute.



The dispute which has lasted for almost two years and involved 22 days of strikes were triggered by disagreement over salaries and other benefits.



According to the union British Airways has agreed to restore travel concessions to staff who went on strike and award a two-year pay increase worth up to 7 point 5 percent.



While the exact details are not known at this stage reports indicate that the awards are linked to proposed productivity changes.



The agreement will now be put to a ballot of about 10 thousand union members.