Heathrow passengers warned of baggage handlers strike
Heathrow passengers are being warned of new strike action by specialist baggage handlers next month.
Workers employed by Global Baggage Solutions will begin a week-long strike action on Monday 2 March.
There will be two further eight day periods of strike action beginning on Saturday 14 March until Saturday 21 March and Thursday 26 March until Thursday 2 April
There has already been two strikes earlier this month.
Unite regional officer Clare Keogh said: "Passengers using Heathrow in March need to be aware that if their luggage disappears it is likely to be trapped in a black hole.
"Passengers may find the potential that their bags may disappear as distressing, but need to understand this is directly a result of the penny pinching of Global Baggage Solutions.
"The workforce undertake an important role at the airport, yet Global Baggage Solutions believe that it is appropriate to pay the workers less than the minimum needed to live in London
"The strikes also expose that Heathrow is far from a living wage employer, as in order to achieve this all of the airports sub-contractors and supply chain must abide by the rules
"Further strikes can still be avoided but Global Baggage Solutions must be prepared to put more money on the table."
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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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