When it comes to planning a strike, the Europeans seem to handle it with a little more civility and panache; they actually provide the beginning and end dates for the strike or labor action.

That said, officials at British Airways have posted the following information on the airline's site:

Unite, the trade union that represents the majority of British Airways (BA) cabin crew, has announced its intention to take strike action on the following dates:

• 20, 21 and 22 March 2010
• 27, 28, 29 and 30 March 2010
• At the moment all of our flights are continuing to operate as normal.
• If a strike does go ahead, we are intending to operate a range of flights.
• Not all our flights will be cancelled.

For more information go visit: http://www.britishairways.com/travel/strike-ballot/public/en_gb