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Unite warns of possible industrial action at Glasgow Airport
Unite the union has served notice to ballot for possible industrial action by bag screening staff at Glasgow International Airport.
The workers provide baggage screening for Trans-Atlantic and European flights for some of the biggest airlines at the airport, including Emirates, American Airlines, Virgin and Thomas Cook.
They are in a dispute with their employer, airport security firm International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), about a pay offer, rejected by 77% of Unite members.
Unite said the offer would have meant colleagues at Edinburgh Airport, performing exactly the same roles, would be earning 9 pence an hour more.
It said ICTS workers at Glasgow airport also have a worse deal than Edinburgh workers when it comes to bank holiday and shift allowance supplements.
Unite regional officer Pat McIlvogue said: “We believe it is reasonable that Glasgow Airport ICTS workers should be treated no differently from fellow workers at Edinburgh Airport doing exactly the same job. This is a simple question of fairness.”
Unite said it remains hopeful that a remedy can be found, with further talks planned for August 9.
“However ICTS management should be under no illusions of the determination of our members to get what they rightfully deserve, which is parity with their colleagues in Edinburgh,” added McIlvogue.
A Glasgow Airport spokesman said: “We are aware of the planned ballot and are liaising with ICTS in regards to their contingency plans should they be required.”
An ICTS Spokesperson said: “We are extremely disappointed that Unite have decided to call for a vote on industrial action despite a scheduled meeting with ACAS on 9th August 2018.
“We are also concerned that statements being made by the Unite Regional Officer, Pat McIlvogue, are not an accurate reflection of matters so far and may serve to undermine the progress made. We remain fully committed in our attempts to resolve this issue however would like to reassure the travelling public that there will be no impact to our service provision should industrial action take place.”
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