Holidaymakers warned as strikes loom at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports
Scots holidaymakers are being warned that strike action during the summer holidays is looming at two major airports in a dispute over pay.
Unite the union said ground services crew employed by Menzies Aviation at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports have overwhelmingly rejected 'unacceptable' separate pay offers from the company.
It warned unless Menzies Aviation tables a better offer it will have no option but to ballot members for strike action.
Menzies Aviation said it hopes to 'reach an agreement which is workable for both the business and our employees at both Edinburgh and Glasgow'.
Unite said around 300 Menzies Aviation workers, 97% of those balloted, rejected a basic uplift offer worth around 4.25% at Glasgow Airport.
At Edinburgh Airport, 100% of some 300 workers balloted rejected an offer worth around 4%.
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.
'Menzies Aviation has the ability to improve its offers and they can easily resolve this pay dispute without any disruption to the travelling public.
'If the company fail to table a better offer to our members, Unite will have no option but to ballot our members for strikes over the summer holidays.'
The union said the ground crew workers – who include dispatchers, allocators, airside agents and controllers – provide essential support for a host of major airlines.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: 'Unite's Menzies members have emphatically rejected unacceptable pay offers.
'The Menzies group is posting sky-high profits and our members who contribute towards this success deserve far better from the company.'
Phil Lloyd, senior vice-president UK for Menzies Aviation, said: 'Following the rejection of recent pay award proposals, we remain committed to seeking a resolution.
'We have invited Unite to return to the table to continue discussions this week and hope to reach an agreement which is workable for both the business and our employees at both Edinburgh and Glasgow.
'We will continue to work to pursue an agreeable solution to protect services for our airline and airport partners and their customers.'
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