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Strikes called off at Aberdeen Airport
Workers at Aberdeen airport have accepted a revised pay offer from management, bringing the threat of strike action over the summer to an end.
Unite the union said a the pay deal of 3% followed several days of talks with management, overseen by the advisory and conciliation service ACAS.
Yesterday the union rejected a 2.8% pay offer and threatened a series of 24-hour strikes, starting on Friday.
Unite had been demanding parity with fellow workers at Glasgow International Airport, who also received a 3% pay rise.
Some 96% of all Unite members accepted the new offer and all prospective industrial action will now be cancelled, said the union.
Unite regional coordinating officer Tommy Campbell said: "The company rightly recognised that our members deserved 3%, which was parity with fellow workers at Glasgow airport, returning to the negotiating table with an offer which is acceptable to Unite members. As a result, there will be no needless disruption to the airport’s operations and the wider public.
"It is a credit to our union stewards that Unite members supported their position throughout the process leading to a settlement acceptable to all."
Aberdeen International Airport is owned by AGS Airports which is a partnership between Ferrovial and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), established in 2014 to acquire Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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