Issued 14th October 2019 - UPDATE
Planned strikes at Heathrow on August 23 and 24 have been postponed as union members consider a new pay offer.
Heathrow said it has offered an extra £2.5m to frontline workers.
A Heathrow spokesperson said: “We’re pleased that Unite has postponed the strike action scheduled for August 23 and 24 to give union members the time to consider our revised offer.
JTA will be closely monitoring the situation and will be receiving regular updates from the destinations team at ABTA.
Issued 3rd August 2019
Heathrow faces two days of strike action (5-6th August) after union workers rejected a revised pay offer by the airport.
Currently, walk outs are planned for Monday and Tuesday unless the last ditch talks can resolve the dispute- JTA will be closely monitoring the situation.
If talks at Acas fail, it raises the possibility of these two groups of workers joining more than 4,000 others in a further two-day strike planned for the bank holiday Friday August 23-24, the union warned. More than 170 flights have reportedly been cancelled by the airport over Monday and Tuesday. Heathrow confirmed that a number of flights would be reduced but that the airport would be operating with contingency plans in place.
JTA will be closely monitoring the situation and will be receiving regular updates from the destinations team at ABTA.
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Updates to Follow….