Scores of Heathrow baggage handlers from two separate companies are gearing up for strike action mainly over pay. Specialist baggage handlers at Global Baggage Solutions Ltd, who are…Read more…
Flybe latest: regional airlines play crucial role
Unite, which represents 500 workers at airliner Flybe is urging the government to develop a coherent regional transport strategy, which includes long-term support for regional airports. The…Read more…
‘Incredibly unsettling’
Unite, which represents hundreds of members at regional airline Flybe, is seeking an urgent meeting with the company following press speculation about its future. Quoting unnamed…Read more…
‘Grim Christmas’
A confidential survey of over 2,000 members of Unite who were formerly employed on Thomas Cook’s airline has revealed that most are facing a grim Christmas. Ten weeks after Thomas Cook…Read more…
‘In denial of the facts’
Transport secretary Grant Shapps, has today (October 24) refused to apologise to Thomas Cook workers when he was challenged about the government’s failure to support the company, which collapsed last…Read more…
‘Another solution was possible’
Saving Thomas Cook with emergency funding could have cost far less than the hundreds of millions of pounds the government spent on repatriating stranded holidaymakers, a damning new report reveals….Read more…
‘Panicking about money’
There were tearful scenes today as hundreds of former Thomas Cook employees, reeling from the shock at the firm’s sudden collapse, gathered for an emergency Unite meeting in Manchester. Cabin…Read more…
Treating workers with contempt
Unite accused the transport secretary Grant Shapps of treating thousands of Thomas Cook workers with contempt after it emerged he used the same script in parliament on Wednesday (September 25) as his…Read more…
Keep Thomas Cook flying call
Unite called on the UK government yesterday (Sepember 20) to intervene and ensure the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) does not remove Thomas Cook airline’s operating licence. The union,…Read more…
‘Cloak of silence’
Unite assistant general secretary for legal affairs. Howard Beckett, will tomorrow (Tuesday September 17) accuse the airline industry of a ‘cloak of silence’ over toxic cabin air and fume events on…Read more…
New offer suspends Gatwick strike
Strikes by security workers at Gatwick airport have been suspended after an improved pay offer was made. The 130 members of Unite, who are employed by ICTS (UK) to scan passengers’…Read more…
Fume event inquiry
Unite has renewed calls for an inquiry into toxic cabin air after nearly 200 British Airways passengers had to be evacuated after their aircraft filled with smoke. The flight from London…Read more…
Security scanners to strike
Unite has struck back after Gatwick airport security workers were illegally told they could be fired for taking part in lawful industrial action. The threats have diminished the chances of a…Read more…
Air strike suspended
A strike by more than 4,000 workers at Heathrow due to start tomorrow at 00:01 and finish at 23:59 has been suspended while the workforce votes on an improved pay offer, Unite said today (5 August)….Read more…
Share success with staff call
It’s been a good start to British Airways 2019 – the year in which the airline marks its 100th anniversary. Kicking off the celebrations with a star studded ad campaign featured luminaries of the…Read more…
Brave stand secures pay win
Staff employed by Menzies at Luton Airport have secured a pay increase of almost 9 per cent after successful negotiations prevented industrial action and delivered significant improvements for the…Read more…
Unions organising the modern workforce
My Twitter timeline has been full of messages of support and praise for Unite’s historic recognition deal with Ryanair this week, from those celebrating that they can finally fly with the low-price…Read more…
‘Historic agreement’
In a major victory, Ryanair has signed an recognition agreement with Unite, which represents nearly 700 cabin crew directly employed by the budget airline. Ryanair’s UK cabin crew will for the…Read more…
Pay deal win
Cabin crew working for British Airways’ mixed fleet have overwhelmingly voted to accept a pay deal that brings their long running dispute to an end, Unite announced today (October 31). …Read more…
‘Not left high and dry’
Unite announced today (October 4) that it was launching legal action on behalf of over 1,800 Monarch airline workers who lost their jobs after the firm went in to administration earlier in the week….Read more…