UK airport strike called off
Threats of a 2-day strike by UK airport workers that would have potentially disrupted passengers heading off for Christmas holidays have been eased. A new pay offer for the 1,500 baggage handlers, check-in staff and cargo personnel, who work at 18 UK airports, is to be put to a vote in the next few days. The move follows talks with their employer Swissport Dec 20. The staff, members of the Unite union, had been due to strike for 48 hours Dec 23 and 24. Unite officials said the talks had resulted in a breakthrough on pay and conditions. They said many of their members were paid only fractionally above the UK’s national minimum wage of GBP7.20 (US$8.90) an hour. Unite officials said they hoped for similar progress in talks with British Airways, where Unite members who work as cabin crew are due to strike after Dec 21. <br/>
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UK airport strike called off
Threats of a 2-day strike by UK airport workers that would have potentially disrupted passengers heading off for Christmas holidays have been eased. A new pay offer for the 1,500 baggage handlers, check-in staff and cargo personnel, who work at 18 UK airports, is to be put to a vote in the next few days. The move follows talks with their employer Swissport Dec 20. The staff, members of the Unite union, had been due to strike for 48 hours Dec 23 and 24. Unite officials said the talks had resulted in a breakthrough on pay and conditions. They said many of their members were paid only fractionally above the UK’s national minimum wage of GBP7.20 (US$8.90) an hour. Unite officials said they hoped for similar progress in talks with British Airways, where Unite members who work as cabin crew are due to strike after Dec 21. <br/>
