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| More Glasgow and Aberdeen airport strikes begin | More Glasgow and Aberdeen airport strikes begin |
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| The second of two 12-hour strikes has begun at Glasgow and Aberdeen airports. | The second of two 12-hour strikes has begun at Glasgow and Aberdeen airports. |
| The move follows stalled talks between the AGS Airports group and the Unite union over pay and pensions. | The move follows stalled talks between the AGS Airports group and the Unite union over pay and pensions. |
| Unite members at the two airports have walked out until 16:00 on Monday. The first strike took place on Friday. Strikers include security staff, fire and operations teams - but not check-in or baggage handlers. | Unite members at the two airports have walked out until 16:00 on Monday. The first strike took place on Friday. Strikers include security staff, fire and operations teams - but not check-in or baggage handlers. |
| AGS Airports, which owns the airports, said it was "business as usual". | AGS Airports, which owns the airports, said it was "business as usual". |
| In a statement, AGS said: "We are very pleased that the contingency plans we put in place ensured it was a case of business as usual at both airports. | |
| "We have kept our airports open ensuring thousands of passengers and hundreds of flights have been able to travel and operate safely." | "We have kept our airports open ensuring thousands of passengers and hundreds of flights have been able to travel and operate safely." |
| During Friday's strike, passengers experienced security and flight delays. | During Friday's strike, passengers experienced security and flight delays. |
| The union claims the company closed the consultation process on pensions on 24 May, as it attempted to close a defined benefit pension scheme. | The union claims the company closed the consultation process on pensions on 24 May, as it attempted to close a defined benefit pension scheme. |
| This, they say, broke an Acas Agreement made in 2016 to keep the scheme open to existing members. | This, they say, broke an Acas Agreement made in 2016 to keep the scheme open to existing members. |