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Heathrow workers call off first summer strikes | Heathrow workers call off first summer strikes |
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Security workers at Heathrow airport have called off the first two days of strike action after receiving an improved pay offer. | Security workers at Heathrow airport have called off the first two days of strike action after receiving an improved pay offer. |
More than 2,000 staff said they will postpone industrial action on 24 and 25 June. | More than 2,000 staff said they will postpone industrial action on 24 and 25 June. |
Unite, the union, said that its members will vote on the latest pay deal over the coming days. | Unite, the union, said that its members will vote on the latest pay deal over the coming days. |
However, if that is rejected, the remaining 29 days of strikes will go ahead as planned. | However, if that is rejected, the remaining 29 days of strikes will go ahead as planned. |
Last week, Heathrow security officers announced they would walk out after turning down a pay offer of 10.1%, which they said was "below inflation". | |
The most common measure of inflation, the CPI index, is has fallen from more than 10% to 8.7%. But the RPI index, another measure of inflation stood at 11.4% in the year to April. | |
The strikes will affect Terminals 3 and 5, and have an impact on airport crew checks. The action could spark queues at security. | The strikes will affect Terminals 3 and 5, and have an impact on airport crew checks. The action could spark queues at security. |
The remaining strike days are: | The remaining strike days are: |
28, 29 and 30 June | 28, 29 and 30 June |
14, 15, 16, July | 14, 15, 16, July |
21, 22, 23, 24, July | 21, 22, 23, 24, July |
28, 29, 30, 31 July | 28, 29, 30, 31 July |
4, 5, 6 , 7 August | 4, 5, 6 , 7 August |
11, 12, 13, 14, August | 11, 12, 13, 14, August |
18, 19, 20 August | 18, 19, 20 August |
24, 25, 26, 27 August | 24, 25, 26, 27 August |
The walkouts coincide with busy travel periods including the summer holiday period for schools across the UK. | The walkouts coincide with busy travel periods including the summer holiday period for schools across the UK. |
They also include dates for the Eid festival (28, 29 and 30 June) and the August bank holiday (24, 25, 26 and 27 August). | They also include dates for the Eid festival (28, 29 and 30 June) and the August bank holiday (24, 25, 26 and 27 August). |
Unite said it had called off the initial two days of strikes as a "gesture of goodwill" after "extensive talks" between workers and management. | Unite said it had called off the initial two days of strikes as a "gesture of goodwill" after "extensive talks" between workers and management. |
Under the new pay deal, workers will receive a 10% pay increase backdated to 1 January, which will begin in July's payslip. | |
It will then rise to an 11.5% increase from October. | It will then rise to an 11.5% increase from October. |
Heathrow further offered a guarantee of an inflation-linked pay increase for 2024, rising by a minimum of 4%. | Heathrow further offered a guarantee of an inflation-linked pay increase for 2024, rising by a minimum of 4%. |
A spokesperson for the airport said: "We encourage them to accept the deal so that everyone can have certainty and the backdated pay increase that so many have been waiting for." | A spokesperson for the airport said: "We encourage them to accept the deal so that everyone can have certainty and the backdated pay increase that so many have been waiting for." |
Unite members will be balloted between 13 and 23 June. | Unite members will be balloted between 13 and 23 June. |
If further strikes were to go ahead, the airport does not anticipate any flight cancellations. | |
Related Topics | Related Topics |
Aviation safety | Aviation safety |
London Heathrow Airport | London Heathrow Airport |
Air travel | Air travel |
Unite | Unite |
Strike action | Strike action |