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Gatwick airport staff to strike for eight days over pay
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By Nithya Bose in UK Employment news, posted July 15, 2023
Nearly 950 workers at Gatwick Airport are set to embark on an eight-day strike starting later this month due to an ongoing pay dispute.
Members employed by ASC, Menzies Aviation, GGS, and DHL Services, who perform baggage handling and check-in roles, will participate.
The industrial action will initially span four days from July 28 to August 1, followed by another four days from August 4 to August 8.
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Unite’s general secretary, Sharon Graham, said: “Our members at Gatwick airport undertake incredibly demanding roles and are essential to keeping the airport and airlines working, yet their employers somehow think it is acceptable to pay them a pittance.
“As part of Unite’s unyielding focus on the jobs, pay and condition of its members the union has drawn a line in the sand and is committed to eradicating the scourge of low pay at the airport.”
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Unite said airlines will be disrupted, including British Airways, Easyjet, Ryanair, TUI, Westjet, and Wizz.
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