Baggage handlers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport will stage a walk-out in a row over compulsory redundancies today. [Editor's note: Compulsory redundancies refer to situtations where management decides which employees to layoff.]
Ground staff who work for the company Servisair will strike for two hours between 5 a.m.-7 a.m., with another protest at 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Airport bosses last night played down fears of travel chaos for passengers, insisting contingency plans were in place.
An 85 percent majority of Servisair staff at JLA voted in favour of the walk-out after 47 compulsory redundancies were announced at the firm's Runcorn base.
The GMB union said strikes were also planned for Friday, Sunday and Monday, and may be repeated into December.
Servisair deals with Ryanair, KLM, FlyBe and Hungarian airline WizzAir. The firm said it would draft in extra staff to prevent lengthy delays for passengers.
JLA spokesman Robin Tudor said: "Unless advised otherwise by the airline or tour operator, passengers are advised to check in as normal."
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