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Gatwick strike threat

Wednesday, 22 February 20173 min read

Gatwick Airport workers who help passengers with reduced mobility are to vote on strike action in a row over pay.

The ballot opens on Thursday and closes on March 9.

The union Unite claimed it would take ‘significant strike action’ if there is a yes vote.

It claimed the majority of its 200 members employed by the OCS Group at Gatwick are paid only £7.65 an hour. They have already rejected three separate pay offers in the long-running dispute with the company.

OCS said it was ‘in active discussion’ with the union and hoped for a ‘swift resolution’.