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WorldStrike: Heathrow Airport ground handlers planning strike over salaries

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Strike: Heathrow Airport ground handlers planning strike over salaries

The strike will affect a number of airlines and disrupt flights departing from Terminals 2, 3, and 4 at Britain’s busiest airport.

Heathrow Airport ground handlers will go on strike for 72 hours in protest of their pay.

According to the Unite union, the strike will begin at 4 a.m. on Friday.

The strike by workers at aviation services firm Menzies will affect a number of airlines and disrupt flights departing from terminals 2, 3 and 4 at Britain’s busiest airport, according to a union statement.

Air Canada, American Airlines, Luthansa, Swiss Air, Air Portugal, Austrian Airlines, Qantas, Egypt Air, Aer Lingus, and Finnair flights are the most likely to be affected.

Workers are walking out in protest at what the union describes as a “derisory” pay offer from Menzies to the ground handlers, which they say is “far below the current real inflation rate of 14.2 per cent (RPI) and amounts to a substantial real terms pay cut”.

It had been feared passengers using Qatar Airways to fly to the football World Cup might be affected, but planned action by another ground handling company, Dnata and by Menzies Cargo, has been cancelled.

Unite regional officer Kevin Hall said the strike was “entirely of Menzies’ own making”.

He added: “They have had every opportunity to make a fair pay offer, but have chosen not to do so.”

A Heathrow spokesperson said it was aware of the proposed industrial action.

A statement added: “We are in discussions with our airline partners on what contingency plans they can implement to support their ground handling.

“Our priority is to ensure passengers are not disrupted by airline ground handler shortages.”

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