British Airways and replace them with agency staff; it is estimated that the strike cost British Airways £30 million and caused disruption to 100,000 passengers. In October 2006, BA became involved in a civil rights dispute when a Christian employee was forbidden to wear a necklace bearing the cross, a religious symbol. BA's practice of forbidding such symbols has been publicly questioned by British politicians such as the former Home Secretary John Reid and the former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. Relations have been turbulent between BA and Unite. In 2007, cabin crew threatened strike action over salary changes to be imposed by
Solidarity – The Union for British Workers on account of race, religion, sexuality or political opinion." The first bulletin of Solidarity stated: Solidarity has defended representing BNP members: As of 31 December 2015 (the last figure filed with the Certification Office) Solidarity had a total membership of 122. This is a substantial decline from the figure of 348 in 2014. Solidarity – The Union for British Workers Solidarity – The Union for British Workers is a United Kingdom trade union formed in late 2005. It is named after the Polish trade union "Solidarność", and its logo (which it has trademarked) is also inspired by that of the