Heathrow Airport's Ground-Staff Strike Set to Begin Tuesday

A strike by ground staff at London’s Heathrow airport is scheduled to begin Tuesday if last-ditch talks with union representatives fail to resolve a pay dispute.

A strike by ground staff at London’s Heathrow airport is scheduled to begin Tuesday if last-ditch talks with union representatives fail to resolve a pay dispute.

The Unite union suspended a walkout scheduled for Monday, according to a post on Twitter, saying it would resume talks at Britain’s state-backed Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. Labor action scheduled for Tuesday would span 24 hours from midnight local time, it said. About 88% of union members voted to strike, suggesting about 2,500 people could walk out.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-05/heathrow-airport-s-ground-staff-strike-delayed-until-tuesday 

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