Chaotic summer threatens Heathrow: security guards threaten to strike for 31 days

The strikes will proceed intermittently till the tip of August and Unite says airways will probably be hit onerous. British Airways particularly can have a tough time, however firms akin to Virgin, Emirates, Qatar Airways, United Airways, American Airways and Delta Air Traces can even expertise delays and cancellations, in line with the union.

Unite claims that safety guards at Heathrow earn considerably lower than colleagues at UK airports Stansted and Gatwick. The union says the strikes will proceed till Heathrow makes a good wage provide and that Unite totally helps the actions.

There have been a number of strikes this yr at Heathrow, the UK’s largest airport. Safety guards at Heathrow additionally went on strike on the finish of March, in order that dozens of flights couldn’t happen. For instance, British Airways, which has the airport as its residence base, needed to cancel a number of flights to and from Schiphol. Heathrow was additionally the scene of strikes throughout Easter.