Unite, the UK union in the civil aviation sector, has signed a landmark sexual harassment policy at London’s Heathrow Airport. This policy covers all workers at Heathrow Airport Limited, including those who are employed by third-party companies such as British Airways and OCS. It is the first s...

There will be disruption to Aer Lingus flights at Manchester Airport from later this month as 130 cabin crew workers have voted to strike. The members of Unite have rejected a pay rise of nine per cent this year and three per cent next year. While they recognise this seems like a high number, ...

Bournemouth Airport could be shut down next month as almost 80 workers are being balloted on whether to take strike action. The workers, members of the UK's leading union Unite, include plane fuellers, baggage handlers, security and check-in staff and flight dispatchers amongst others. With wo...

More than 3,000 aircraft fitters and engineers at Airbus are to take part in 10 days of strike action after voting overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a row over pay. Unite, the UK’s largest union, confirmed that its members had backed the move by 90% in a ballot, with strikes set to...

Strikes by around 800 Heathrow workers employed by Wilson James to provide services for passengers with restricted mobility have ended following the acceptance of an improved pay deal. The workers voted to accept a 7.5 per cent pay increase backdated to January 2025, with wages increasing by a fu...

Unite, a UK union representing workers in the airline industry, has today (16 May) welcomed a decision to fine British Airways £3.2m over health and safety failings. Two baggage handlers, both Unite members, were hurt in 'near-identical' incidents at Heathrow Airport while using machines used to...

Easter holiday disruption at Gatwick airport as operations workers strike over pensions Red Handling staff including baggage handlers and flight dispatchers are taking industrial action over the Easter Bank holiday weekend There is set to be major disruption at Gatwick, the UK's second biggest...

In a major address delivered at British Steel Scunthorpe, Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye today responded to the Government’s strong support for expansion at Heathrow – including a third runway. Woldbye announced the largest private investment programme in Heathrow’s history and confirmed the a...

Members of Unite, Britain's winning trade union, who work for British Airways (BA) are celebrating a significant pay award that will see millions of pounds of additional pay into workers' pockets. The three year deal has been voted on and accepted overwhelmingly by cabin crew, engineers, customer...

Cabin crew working for Japan’s national carrier, Japan Airlines (JAL), have expressed their anger and frustration at the pay offer made by their employer. Workers based at Heathrow airport have rejected an offer that amounts to just 1.5 per cent as “insulting”. JAL offered three per cent...

Unite has secured 200 Stansted airport workers employed by ABM Aviation a pay rise of 12.4 per cent. In addition, the workers, who provide special assistance for the airport's most vulnerable passengers, will receive company sick pay for the first time and an increase in overtime rates of 49.4 pe...

Strikes by Gatwick baggage security screeners have been postponed following an improved pay offer, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today (Monday). The workers, who are employed by ICTS, have agreed to call all off industrial action scheduled to take place from 12 to 14 July and 19 to 21 Jul...

Unite, Scotland’s leading aviation trade union, confirmed today (Thursday 6 June) that around 300 ICTS Central Search members based at Aberdeen and Glasgow airports have rejected a pay offer from the company. The ICTS Central Search workers at Aberdeen and Glasgow airports emphatically rejected...

Ground services crew employed by Menzies Aviation at Glasgow airport have accepted a new one-year pay deal which will boost pay packages by 6.8 per cent. Over 200 workers including dispatchers, allocators, airside agents and controllers have overwhelmingly accepted the Menzies Aviation pay offer,...

Unite, Scotland’s aviation trade union, today (3 June) announced it has secured a recognition agreement for workers employed by OCS based at Edinburgh airport. Around 130 OCS workers will now benefit from collective trade union bargaining rights when it comes to pay, terms and conditions. Th...