Strike action has been averted at Luton Airport after staff secured a~pay rise.
Unite the union said baggage handlers, check-in staff, passenger service assistants and security staff emplyed by Menzies Aviation at the airport are being given a pay offer worth 8.75%.
They had threatened industrial action after a long-running dispute with management over pay and working conditions.
The agreement, which will also see staff receive an additional £1 an hour for working unsociable hours, was struck after a series of talks.
Unite regional officer Jeff Hodge said: "The workforce took a brave stand in order to improve their working conditions and pay. By standing together they achieved just that. Not only did they secure a deserved inflation beating pay increase of almost 9%, management are now working with the union to make significant improvements to working conditions."
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