Two days of strike action at Aberdeen Airport
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Unite the union has announced two days of strike action at Aberdeen Airport.
The dates are June 7 and June 10, between 4am and 4pm. At exactly the same time industrial action is set to take place at Glasgow Airport.
The industrial action follows the closing of talks by AGS on pensions and pay.
The dispute centres on AGS closing the consultation process on pensions as it looks to close the defined benefit pension scheme, which broke an ACAS Agreement made in 2016 to keep the scheme open to existing members.
In April, Unite members at Aberdeen Airport supported strike action by 88.3 per cent, on 79.5 per cent turnout, over the pay and the proposals to close the final salary pension scheme claim for 2019.
Shauna Wright, Unite regional industrial officer, said: “Unite members at Aberdeen Airport will join those at Glasgow Airport taking industrial action to fight against this coordinated attack by AGS on our members' pension scheme.
"We have repeatedly warned AGS that if they do not keep to the agreements they made with us then industrial action would be inevitable.
"Let’s not forget that this attack comes despite Aberdeen Airport having enjoyed a near doubling of their profits. Industrial action is now set for June and further dates will be forthcoming causing widespread disruption during the summer period due to the broken promises of AGS.”
