Gatwick Airport baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by Swissport have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action in a dispute over pay according to the union Unite. With the union saying that the dispute is likely to spread to other UK airports in the coming days and weeks. The strike comes at one of the busiest times of the year.
Two 24-hour strikes have been scheduled to take place on the 25th and 29th August. The strike is likely to halt all baggage handling and check-in operations across airlines including; Virgin Atlantic, Monarch, Thomson Fly, First Choice, North West, Air Malta, Air Transat, Oman Air, as well as some
smaller airlines.
Unite workers have also voted to strike at Stansted, with other strikes being voted on for Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle Airports.
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