London — British Airways raised the stakes in talks with unions over a controversial 12,000 job-cut proposal and started a legal process to block the UK’s self-isolation requirement for arrivals, an order that would further undermine an industry devastated by the coronavirus crisis.
The carrier warned its pilots’ union that it would dismiss all of its 4,300 pilots and rehire them on individual contracts unless an agreement can be reached on new employment terms, the Balpa union said...
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