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
Gordon Brown (Argentine cricketer) Gordon Brown (Argentine cricketer) Gordon G. Brown was an Argentine cricketer who played at first-class level for the Argentine national side in 1912. Brown's dates of birth and death are unknown, but he was likely born in Argentina, given that he twice represented "Argentine Born" sides (against the MCC in 1912 and against Brazil in 1928). At the time, cricket in Argentina and its neighbouring countries was played mostly by British expatriate workers and their native-born children. Brown debuted in Buenos Aires' "North v South" match during the 1905–06 season, playing for the South. The match was played annually, initially