Heathrow workers to walk out for almost every weekend until end of August amid ongoing pay dispute
Unite said the 31 days of strike action will begin on Saturday 24 June and involve over 2,000 security officers.
It will mark the first time officers at security officers at Terminal 3 also walk out with Terminal Five and campus security, after having voted for strike action last week.Unite members are walking out throughout summer.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."HAL has got its priorities all wrong.
"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."Ryanair cancels 400 flights across Europe as air traffic controllers go on strike in FranceThe Full Monty writers picket Sheffield premiere as stars gather to celebrate Disney+ reboot amid ongoing WGA strike
A Heathrow spokesperson said: "Passengers can rest assured that we will do everything we can to minimise strike disruption so they can enjoy their hard-earned summer holidays. "Unite has already tried and failed to disrupt the airport with unnecessary strikes on some of our busiest days and we continue to build our plans to protect journeys during any future action."There is a two-year inflation-beating pay rise ready for colleagues, if only Unite would allow them to have a say.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.
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