Security guards at London’s Heathrow Airport will walk out of their tasks for 10 days over the Easter break, the mostcurrent in a wave of strike action to impact the U.K. The union Unite stated Friday more than 1,400 security guards used by Heathrow Airpor…
LONDON — Security guards at London’s Heathrow Airport will walk off their tasks for 10 days over the Easter break, the mostcurrent in a wave of strike action to impact the U.K.
The union Unite stated Friday more than 1,400 security guards utilized by Heathrow Airport, one of Europe’s busiest, will strike from March 31 to Easter Sunday, April 9, to need muchbetter pay.
Unite stated those striking consistof guards who work at the airport’s Terminal Five, which is utilized solely by British Airways, as well as those accountable for monitoring all freight that getsin the airport.
The strikes will correspond with the two-week Easter school vacations, typically a peak time for travel for lotsof in Britain.
The union stated employees are required to take action since they cannot make ends fulfill as a cost-of-living crisis continues to impact millions of Britons. Heathrow hasactually used a 10% pay boost, however the union stated that wasn’t enough amidst skyrocketing inflation and following years of pay freezes.
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