Pictured: Heathrow AirportStaff who work at several UK airports and a number of airlines have announced strikes, or are currently voting on whether or not to take industrial action. At Gatwick, staff are voting on whether or not to strike over what Unite claims are ‘poverty pay rates’. Meanwhile, British Airways (BA) pilots are voting on whether to strike after pay negotiations stalled. For the greed of airport bosses and of the private equity and foreign owners of UK airports is a major factor. Many bosses receive controversial financial packages and airport owners are ruthlessly ramping up profits.

Source: Daily Mail July 16, 2019 22:18 UTC