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TCM provides expert commentary on the recent British Airways dispute

by David Liddle | 17th Dec 2009

Could mediation be the answer to the BA/Unite dispute

Over the past two days, David Liddle, Founder and Director of the TCM Group has been invited to provide expert commentary on the BA dispute including interviews on:

BBC Radio Scotland
Sky News
BBC Radio Five Live
GMTV

Click here to view the Sky News bulletin

The mediation experts

David Liddle, Founder and Director of TCM is widely recognised to be a leading figure n the wold of workplace dispute resolution and his message to BA and to the Unite Union was to encourage them to find a remedy to the current threat of industrial action through constructive and meaningful dialogue.

The team at TCM are ready to work with BA and the Unite Union to help embed mediation within the companies framework and structures and we have written to the Chief executive of BA, Willie Walsh, inviting him to consider the role that mediation might play ion preventing and resolving future disputes at an earlier stage.

Note to editors

The TCM Group is the UK’s leading independent provider of workplace and business mediation services.
The TCM group was established in 2001 by its founder David Liddle.
In the past nine years the company has delivered a sophisticated package of mediation services to some of the worlds leading brands – American Airlines, HSBC, BT, Arcadia Group, CBS Outdoor, Hallmark, The UN, Ministry of Defence amongst many others
The company trains over 1000 individuals in the art of mediation each year – mainly managers and other employees who are committed to improving the way that they resolve workplace and business disputes.
The TCM Group has recently been commenting on the Royal Mail and BA disputes on Sky News, GMTV, BBC Radio and various trade press.
The TCM Group established Professional Mediators Association (PMA) – a body dedicated to raising standards amongst professional mediators

To find out more, call David Liddle on 020 7404 7011 or 07767 350158