Airport workers at Edinburgh and Glasgow will be balloted on industrial action unless they receive a new pay offer, according to their union Unite.
Around 600 ground service workers employed by Menzies Aviation at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports rejected two separate pay offers at each airport. The workers include dispatchers, airside agents and controllers.
Unite Industrial Officer Carrie Binnie said: “Summer strike action looms over Edinburgh and Glasgow airports because the pay offers on the table from Menzies Aviation aren’t good enough.”
Roughly 300 Menzies Aviation workers rejected a basic uplift worth around 4.25% at Glasgow Airport, while 300 workers at Edinburgh Airport rejected an offer worth around 4%.
The Menzies workers provide support for a number of airlines including American, United, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Emirates Lufthansa, Loganair, and Air Transat.
