A STRIKE by ground staff at London's Heathrow airport is still threatened as last-ditch talks continue, reports London's Mile at a Time news portal
A STRIKE by ground staff at London's Heathrow airport is still threatened as last-ditch talks continue, reports London's Mile at a Time news portal. The Unite union suspended a scheduled walkout, according to a post on Twitter, saying it would resume talks at Britain's state-backed Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
Labour action scheduled for Tuesday would span 24 hours from midnight local time, it said. About 88 per cent of union members voted to strike, suggesting about 2,500 people could walk out, reported Bloomberg.
On Monday, 16 of 676 scheduled departures were scrapped, according to the airport, with five more moved to other London terminals. Heathrow's website said the Tuesday walkout would go ahead but that 'the vast majority of flights will be unaffected.'
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