Heathrow Airport: Unite says 800 staff to strike in outsourcing row


by BBC

BBC— Hundreds of workers at Heathrow Airport are to strike for a week in a dispute over outsourcing of jobs. Unite said 800 of its members plan...

The Independent—Passengers face ‘major disruption’ as hundreds of Heathrow Airport staff announce week-long strike. Passengers at Heathrow, the UK's busiest airport, face “major disruption” as 800 members of the Unite union prepare to walk out for a week.

Daily Mail—The Spring of discontent? How Britain could be brought to a standstill as London Underground and hospital workers join national rail and airport staff on strike. Britons face weeks of misery after militant unions organised a series of strikes on the railways, in schools, in hospitals and at airports over the next month.

Daily Mail—Bank Holiday travellers face chaos as hundreds of Heathrow workers to go on strike for an entire week in dispute over outsourcing of jobs. The union said workers in passenger services, who assist travellers to catch connecting flights, trolley operations, and security guards will have their jobs outsourced by June.