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Baggage Handlers Call Off Planned Strike at London Heathrow - BLOOMBERG
BY , Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- Baggage handlers at London Heathrow airport called off a strike planned for Friday after their union received an improved pay offer from Menzies Aviation.
The U-turn means a three-day walkout that was set to begin at 4 a.m. Friday won’t take place, as the Unite union ballots members on the new offer. Financial details were not disclosed.
Unite had said earlier Thursday that more than 400 workers at Heathrow Terminals 2, 3 and 4 would strike. The labor group said at the time that the company had offered a 4% raise backdated to May this year and a further 6.5% next year, while it’s been demanding 13% for this year alone.
Industrial action planned over New Year’s Eve will still go ahead pending the result of the ballot. These strikes could still disrupt one of Europe’s most important aviation hubs during the holiday period.
“Unite has been adamant that Menzies was able to offer an improved pay offer and that has proved to be the case,” Unite regional officer Kevin Hall said in a statement.
