Heathrow Airport staff announce strikes EVERY weekend of summer holidays: Blow to families as 2,000 security guards at Terminals 5 and 3 vow to stage walkouts in pay row
- More than 2,000 security guards from Unite union to walk out from June 24
Staff at Heathrow Airport have announced a fresh series of strikes set to take place every weekend of the summer holidays.
The Unite union said more than 2,000 security guards who are their members will walk out for 31 days from June 24.
For the first time security officers based at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3 will join their colleagues from Terminal 5 and campus security who have already taken industrial action.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: ‘Unite is putting Heathrow on notice that strike action at the airport will continue until it makes a fair pay offer to its workers.
‘Make no mistake, our members will receive the union’s unflinching support in this dispute.’
Staff at Heathrow Airport have announced a fresh series of strikes set to take place every weekend of the summer holidays (passengers pictured queueing at Terminal 2)
For the first time security officers based at Heathrow Airport ‘s Terminal 3 will join their colleagues from Terminal 5 and campus security who have already taken industrial action (British Airways planes pictured at Heathrow)
Ms Graham added: ‘Heathrow Airport has got its priorities all wrong.
‘This is an incredibly wealthy company, which this summer is anticipating bumper profits and an executive pay bonanza.
‘It’s also expected to pay out huge dividends to shareholders, yet its workers can barely make ends meet and are paid far less than workers at other airports.’
The workers will be on strike on June 24, 25, 28, 29 and 30, and July 14-16, 21-24, 28-31 and August 4-7, 11-14, 18-20 and 24-27.
The strikes will coincide with the beginning of the school holidays and the August bank holiday.
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