Tag: Strike action

Unions distance self from NAHCO workers who grounded airports on Monday

Unions representing workers in the aviation industry have distanced themselves from the actions of the striking workers of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) who grounded airports across the country on Monday. The...

Berlin Brandenburg airport passenger flights face grounding Wednesday due to workers’ strike

Passenger flights at Brandenburg airport are facing grounding on Wednesday due to a workers' strike. The strike, which is being organized by the airport's workers' union, is in protest of what they consider to be poor working conditions and inadequate pay. The strike is set to affect both dome...

Heathrow Airport Christmas strikes to go ahead by both UK Border Force and ground handlers risking hours of delays over 10 days

By Callum Marius, mylondon.news It's supposed to be the busiest time of year for travel, but this winter is turning out to be the busiest time for industrial action in and around the capital. The city's largest airport, Heathrow, is now expected to see hours-long delays at three of its terminals ...

Threat of industrial action forces United Airlines climb down

Airline drops outsourcing plans as Unite wins cost of living pay boost Airport operations workers employed by United Airlines at London Heathrow have secured a new pay deal which includes an improved pay offer and a commitment from the company to abandon outsourcing plans. The workers had ...

Hundreds of workers to strike at Heathrow Airport in run-up to World Cup

By James Sillars, sky.com Hundreds of workers at Heathrow will walk out in the run-up to the World Cup finals this month over demands for better pay. Unite said 700 staff, who are involved in ground-handling, airside transport and cargo and are employed by Dnata and Menzies at Heathrow, will s...

Heathrow braced for World Cup flight delays as Dnata and Menzies workers ballot for strikes over ‘cuts’

Heathrow Airport is facing severe disruption and delays beginning next month, November, as workers employed by Dnata and Menzies are balloted over pay. Ballot for strikes Over 700 workers, who are members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, are involved in the dispute, which has been prompted by o...

KLM ground workers threaten another walkout in July over stalled contract talks

By nltimes.nl A group of KLM Ground Services employees at Schiphol is threatening to organize another wildcat strike if the airline does not up its offer in the current collective labor agreement negotiations, Luchtvaartnieuws.nl reports. The employees gave KLM until July 1 to come up with a bett...

Wizz Air Luton passengers facing serious disruption amid strike possibility

Wizz Air passengers at Luton airport will face ‘serious disruption’ if baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by GH London Ground Handling Services vote to strike over pay. Unite, the UK’s leading union, said around 100 of its members are being balloted over GH London’s failure to...

Heathrow facing ground handling misery as Menzies workers ballot for strike action

By london-post.co.uk Over 400 workers employed by ground handling and refuelling company Menzies will be balloted for strike action from this Thursday (13 January) in a dispute over pay. The company, unlike its competitors dnata and Swissport, has refused to enter into meaningful negotiations ov...

Strike action announced due to Inverness air traffic control plans

Air traffic controllers at Highlands and Islands Airports (Hial) have announced that they are set to strike over plans to centralise services. "The strike action will be effective from 00.01 on Thursday 29 July for 24 hours," a HIAL airports statement read. "Prospect has confirmed that the c...

Jetstar Ground Crew Vote for Strike Action

Jetstar baggage handlers and ground crew have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking protected industrial action after the company rejected basic demands, including 30 guaranteed hours of work per week and increases to current wages, which are among the lowest rates in the industry. ...

Finnair Flights canceled as labour dispute hits Finland

Travel plans are being disrupted across northern Europe as a strike in Finland enters its third day. The Finnish aviation labour union, IAU, informed Finnair of a support strike which began on Monday November 25, related to the ongoing labour dispute at Posti, the Finnish postal service. Finnai...

Union warns of airport disruption if workplace demands aren’t met

Western Australian airport staff have joined aviation industry workers across the country in staging a protest at Perth Airport today (Friday 8). All major airports in the region were served claims several months ago from baggage handlers, drivers, airline caterers, cleaners, cabin crew, securit...

Italian airport workers go on strike

Thousands of travellers visiting Italy this weekend are set to have their plans fall into chaos in the wake of a national strike disrupting flights and bringing public transport across the country to a standstill. The national strike action has been called by trade unions protesting over pay an...

Baggage handler strike at Copenhagen Airport causes delays

Passengers at Copenhagen Airport have experienced delays after baggage handlers working for SAS Ground Handling (SGH) went on strike for the second consecutive day. Despite the short length of the disruptions, Copenhagen Airport issued a warning to passengers that any airlines using SGH could ex...

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