Staff at the airport are set to strike over what they describe as an ‘unacceptable’ pay offer
Dozens of staff members who perform crucial jobs at Stansted Airport have announced they will participate in industrial action next month following a dispute over pay.
Around 100 workers for AMB are planning to strike as early as next week with many said to carry out important jobs across the airport, like escorting passengers on and off flights.
The strike comes after what they say is an “unacceptable” pay offer, with staff to strike on May 3 to May 6 reports The Mirror.
Staff had been scheduled to take industrial action from April 17 to 20, but it was called off to allow workers to vote on a last-minute pay offer.
But the strike is now going to go ahead with Unite calling the situation “unacceptable”. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “ABM staff do a vital job for passengers at the airport, yet they are struggling with low pay while their employer makes huge profits. This situation is unacceptable and workers at ABM continue to have Unite’s full support.”
And a statement from Unite reads: “Industrial action by Unite members who look after passengers with disabilities at London Stansted Airport will go ahead next month, after they rejected a new pay offer.
“Around 100 workers at ABM will now walk out from 3 May to 6 May, coinciding with the first May bank holiday weekend, after rejecting a substandard pay offer from their employer. ABM staff, who do a crucial job escorting passengers on and off flights and through the airport say the offer failed to tackle low pay.
“Many of the workers are paid below the London Living Wage of £14.80. Yet ABM is a highly profitable global company, reporting in March that it made $2.2 billion in revenue, an increase of 6.1 per cent on the previous year.”
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