• HEATHROW BRACES FOR CHAOS ON FRIDAY Heathrow is bracing for travel delays on Friday, September 12, as hundreds of check-in staff and baggage handlers at the airport have announced their intention to stage a 24-hour strike in a dispute about pay. The strike will run from 00.01 on Friday for 24 hours and the airlines affected will be at Terminals 1, 2 and 3. A Heathrow spokesperson warned travellers to allow plenty of time for their journey through the airport on Friday. He added that ground handler ASIG had plans to maintain service while the airport would have extra staff available to support passengers. The announcement of the industrial action comes as talks between Unite, the UK union representing more than 500 ground handlers, and the management of ASIG, the largest ground handler at Heathrow, broke down on Monday. Unite regional officer, Michelle Braveboy, said: The prospect of incipient chaos for thousands of passengers should concentrate the minds of management and get them around the table again to negotiate a fair settlement. We are still negotiating on the 2013 pay award which should have been paid in July last year and are now having to negotiate a two-year deal as this year’s anniversary date has already passed.”
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:13:21 +0000
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