Nearly 700 airport workers in Scotland are to strike during the summer holiday season, after voting for industrial action that’s set to coincide with the upcoming FIFA World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, which is taking place in Glasgow.
Around 370 workers employed by Edinburgh Airport and approximately 320 ICTS and Menzies Aviation workers at Glasgow Airport will walk out after ‘overwhelmingly’ backing strike action in a dispute over pay.
Unite Industrial Officer Carrie Donoghue said: “Strike dates will be set in the coming days. Strikes will severely disrupt planes and passengers during an extremely busy period with the World Cup, Commonwealth Games and summer holidays.”
She urged employers to ‘get back round the table with improved pay offers’.
A separate ballot involving around 70 ICTS workers at Aberdeen Airport is due to close on 28 May.
