Cabin crew members for British Airways voted in favour of striking over jobs and working conditions, union leaders said today, in the latest action in a long-running dispute between the airline’s management and workers.

The Unite union said nearly 7,500 BA cabin crew members — or 81 percent of those who voted — said yes to strike action. The union said it was not announcing any strike dates before members meet on Thursday to discuss the vote result, but it had previously ruled out striking over the busy Easter holiday period.

The union, which represents some 13,000 BA cabin crew, has to give seven days’ notice of any strikes to the airline, which has been training other staff, including pilots, to replace cabin crew if strikes are held.

“BA’s cabin crew have made clear that the deep sense of grievance they feel about their treatment by their employer remains,” said Len McCluskey, the union’s assistant general secretary.

BA’s management and workers are locked in a bitter dispute over pay and working conditions that resulted in a narrowly averted Christmas strike that threatened to cripple the airline last year.