Security officers at Heathrow set for eight more strike days in pay dispute
Security officers at Heathrow Airport are to take a further eight days of strike action next month in a dispute over pay, Unite has announced.
Members of the union will walk out on May 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 25, 26 and 27.
Unite said the strikes will cause “inevitable disruption and delays” at a time when people are expected to be traveling to the UK for the King’s coronation.
The 1,400 security officers involved in the dispute took 10 days of action over Easter.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Yet again, we have a chief executive who thinks it is acceptable to boost his earnings while he denies his own workers a decent pay rise."
“Our members have been crystal clear they are seeking a substantial permanent increase in pay."
“A small one-off lump sum payment will not alleviate the financial pressures our members are facing on a daily basis.”
A Heathrow spokesperson said: “We kept Heathrow running smoothly during the first 10 days of Unite’s failed industrial action, and passengers can have confidence that we will do so again this time.
“We will not let Unite disrupt the flow of visitors to the UK during such an important period for the country."