BRITAIN's biggest union, Unite, will hold a strike vote for its members employed by Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) over a pay dispute, reports London's Air Cargo News.
The ballot will start on April 13 and runs until April 27, with 200 cargo handlers and truckers able to vote.
The union says WFS' cargo workers were facing a pay freeze for the pay year starting January 2021 while competitors based at the airport were offering pay increases.
'Unite is calling on WFS to match the pay awards of competitors, such as dnata and Menzies, who had given pay increases for 2021 ranging from seven to 10 per cent and/or GBP3,000 [US$3,910] one-off payments in recognition of the galloping cost of living crisis engulfing UK households,' the union said.
In response, WFS said: 'We are continuing to communicate directly with our staff on the two-year pay offer we have made and remain confident of reaching a positive outcome.'
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The ballot will start on April 13 and runs until April 27, with 200 cargo handlers and truckers able to vote.
The union says WFS' cargo workers were facing a pay freeze for the pay year starting January 2021 while competitors based at the airport were offering pay increases.
'Unite is calling on WFS to match the pay awards of competitors, such as dnata and Menzies, who had given pay increases for 2021 ranging from seven to 10 per cent and/or GBP3,000 [US$3,910] one-off payments in recognition of the galloping cost of living crisis engulfing UK households,' the union said.
In response, WFS said: 'We are continuing to communicate directly with our staff on the two-year pay offer we have made and remain confident of reaching a positive outcome.'
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