LONDON—British Airways PLC's cabin crew will begin a three-day strike on Saturday after talks with management collapsed Friday, the Unite union said. BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh and Unite joint leader Tony Woodley earlier Friday met at the offices of the Trade Union Congress, the U.K.'s national trade union association, to try to hammer out an agreement. Mr. Woodley said he had hoped a deal could be struck but that Mr. Walsh had offered a deal that was less acceptable to the union than the terms offered last week, making it difficult for the union to accept or propose for balloting by members. More BA's Walsh Seen as Formidable Negotiator Iain Martin: More Strikes, Last Thing Brown Needs British Airways contingency plan Mr. Walsh said BA would fly Saturday but conceded a less attractive proposal had been offered to cabin crew because the airline incurred expenses relating to contingency plans that needed to be recouped. "We deeply regret an inconvenience to the public," Mr.[Read more...]