Britain's industry mediator has put forward confidential proposals to try to end a long-running dispute between British Airways and its cabin crew, Reuters reported. Cabin crew have staged a series of five-day strikes in a dispute that has cost the airline around 150 million pounds ($218.5 million) so far. The Unite union said this week that it would ballot members on further industrial action. Peter Harwood, chief conciliator with the Acas mediation service, confirmed that he had presented his proposals to the two sides following talks with the TUC union umbrella group. -- SPA
