Holidaymakers face summer travel chaos as Glasgow Airport strikes confirmed this month
Holidaymakers in Scotland will face travel chaos this summer as strike action has been confirmed at Glasgow Airport this month.
Ambassadors, airside support officers, engineers and managers will down their tools in a two-day walkout in an ongoing dispute over pay. Around 100 workers are expected to take part in the industrial action.
Unite the Union, which represents the staff, said that 98.7 per cent of its members at the airport voted in favour of strikes after rejecting a four per cent pay rise. It claims to have made repeated offers to restart negotiations with management, however, it has been told that no new pay offer will be made.
Members will walk out for 48 hours from 6am on Thursday, July 24 until 6am on Saturday, July 26.
The disruption is expected to affect thousands of holidaymakers setting off on their summer getaways.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: 'Summer strike action is now inevitable unless Glasgow Airport 's new owners come to their senses.
"We will support our members every step of the way in their fight for better jobs, pay and conditions.'
Pat McIlvogue, Unite industrial officer, said: ' Glasgow Airport Limited is making the lowest pay offer despite it being the most profitable company at the airport.
"It is the only company escalating a dispute and they seem to be spoiling for a fight rather than trying to resolve the dispute.
'We have just successfully resolved another pay dispute involving hundreds of ICTS workers at the airport.
"The latest deal adds to the growing list of companies at the airport where agreements have been secured through negotiation covering hundreds of workers.'
Elsewhere, more than 100 Swissport workers remain in a dispute over working rotas and work-life balance, plus health and safety concerns.
Workers provide ground handling services to many major airlines, including ticketing and baggage handling. A consultative ballot on a new offer made by Swissport to address these outstanding issues has been put to the workforce.
If this offer is rejected, Unite will move to open a full industrial action ballot.
The Record has approached Glasgow Airport for comment.
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