Heathrow

Heathrow Express strike tomorrow

libcom — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:24:34 +0000

The workers will will not book on for shifts that commence between a minute after midnight and 23:59 on Thursday. Similar action is also scheduled for the following Monday, September 25th.

RMT general secretary Bob Crow said today:

Heathrow: Three day strike at Terminal 5

Steven. — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:51:17 +0000

Workers have rejected Laing's offer of 67p/hour bonuses, demanding the £1 awarded to other workers on the site some time ago.

An overtime ban has been in force since 28th January. This is the most recent of a series of strikes at Terminal 5, and will be a joint action by members of the GMB, TGWU and UCATT unions.

BACKGROUND
* Heathrow building workers set to strike again

Heathrow building workers set to strike again

Steven. — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:54:27 +0000

On Tuesday, employers Laing O'Rourke offered scaffolders and labourers an extra 67p an hour in bonus pay - short of union members' call for £1 an hour.

But GMB and Transport and General Workers' Union said until members are balloted, the strike will take place.

Hundreds are expected to walk out on Friday and Monday for the second time.

The GMB stated:

BA sack second solidarity striker

Steven. — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:09:53 +0000

The Daily Telegraph reported the move, which follows the dismissal of another employee on the same grounds last month. BA said the pair had been 'found guilty of gross misconduct for playing leading roles in orchestrating unballotted and illegal industrial action,' according to the Telegraph.

Strike action hits new Heathrow terminal 5 site

Steven. — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:56:55 +0000

Picket lines were set up at Terminal 5 (T5) from before dawn as workers from three unions took action over bonus payments.

“More than 900 people have stopped work today,” said Steve Kelly, construction branch secretary of the GMB union, who was on a picket line.

Strike action hits new Heathrow terminal 5 site

Steven. — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:56:28 +0000

Nearly 1,000 workers building a £4. 2bn terminal at Heathrow airport went on a 24-hour strike today (16 Dec ). Picket lines were set up at Terminal 5 (T5) from before dawn as workers from three unions took action over bonus payments.

“More than 900 people have stopped work today,” said Steve Kelly, construction branch secretary of the GMB union, who was on a picket line.

Laing workers to strike at Terminal 5

Steven. — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:58:28 +0000

The first strike days have been confirmed as starting at 6.45am on Friday 16th and ending 6.45am on Tuesday 20th December, an overtime ban will start at the same time, and further strikes are planned between the 20th and 23rd of January. The dispute is primarily over a £1/hour increase on bonuses which other contractors on site have agreed to.

Airports - Jobs fly away

Freedom — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 10:18:32 +0000

BAA publicly announced 700 redundancies as part of their new 'Delivering Excellence' plan, which they say is designed to improve customer service.

Adding insult to injury, the losses - which were not consulted with unions - came just days after the announcement of a huge rise in profits for the company.

Possible strikes at Luton, Birmingham and Heathrow

Steven. — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:27:07 +0000

There is also likely to be a ballot on strike action at Luton airport after the Transport and General Workers' Union discovered Polish agency workers were being paid substantially less than British workers at Big Orange Handling - the luggage handlers for Easy Jet.

A view from inside the Gate Gourmet dispute

Steven. — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:29:07 +0000

Have conditions changed over the past few years?