Baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by GH London
Ground Handling Services at Luton Airport will begin a week-long
strike over pay beginning on Sunday (3 March) evening.
The industrial action will commence on Sunday 3rd March
at 6:00pm until Sunday 10th March at 5:59pm.
96 per cent of the workers that took part in the ballot voted in
favour of strike action. Unite submitted a pay claim
at the beginning of 2018 calling for a...Request free trial
Baggage handlers and check-in staff employed
by GH London Ground Handling
Services at Luton Airport will begin a week-long strike over pay
beginning on Sunday (3 March)
evening.
The industrial action will commence on Sunday
3rd March
at 6:00pm until Sunday
10th March
at 5:59pm. 96 per cent of the workers that took part in
the ballot voted in favour of strike
action.
Unite submitted a pay claim at the beginning of 2018
calling for a fair pay increase. Management finally agreed to talks
this week after workers overwhelmingly voted for strike action.
However, management’s last minute offer still included a pay freeze
for 2018 and modest increases for subsequent years, significantly
below the current rate of
inflation.
GH London provides ground-handling services to
Wizz Air at Luton Airport. Wizz Air is a low-cost airline serving
mainly Central and Eastern Europe with around 42 routes from
Luton.
Unite regional officer Jeff Hodge said: “GH London only agreed
to talks just days before the strike was due to commence, its last
minute offer was too little too late. Unite’s door remains open but
the company must act urgently if it wants to avert the
strike.
“Luton Airport is one of the busiest airports in the UK. A strike
by baggage handlers and check-in staff will cause considerable
disruption to flights. Baggage handlers and check-in staff deserve
an increase in pay so they can keep up with the rising cost of
living.”
