Gatwick baggage screeners to strike on bank holiday

A variety of baggage screeners at Gatwick Airport will strike over a pay dispute in late August, together with over the financial institution vacation weekend, the Unite union has introduced.The union claims baggage screeners employed by ICTS are among the many lowest paid employees on the airport and earn “simply above minimal wage”.Union members will strike from 22 to 26 August and once more from 29 August to 2 September, motion which “will intensify if the dispute is just not resolved”.ICTS has been approached for remark. Unite normal secretary Sharon Graham stated: “ICTS has greater than sufficient cash to supply these employees a good pay rise. Not doing so is simply company greed. “ICTS’s Gatwick employees will obtain Unite’s full backing for so long as it takes throughout their strikes for honest pay.”The union stated all flights out of Gatwick can be affected by the strikes and that ICTS was “completely accountable” for the disruption.Unite regional officer Ben Davis stated: “Regardless of performing a important function, these employees are amongst the bottom paid on the airport.”Gatwick needs to be stepping in and pressuring ICTS to place an improved supply ahead.”A spokesperson for the airport stated: ”We’re working with our suppliers to keep away from any impacts and we anticipate to function a standard summer time vacation flight schedule for our airways and passengers on these dates.”After all, we hope ICTS and their union can attain a decision earlier than then.”