Heathrow Airport employees have started a ten-day strike

Security staff at London Heathrow Airport on March 31 began a strike, it should last ten days. It will be attended by 1.4 thousand employees belonging to one of the largest trade unions in the UK, Unite. The strike will last until April 9, which means that it will also affect part of the Easter holidays.

The strike began after the airport management and union members could not agree on a salary increase for security staff. The management offered to raise the salary by 10% and pay a lump sum of £1,150 (about $1,420). At the same time, Unite noted that due to inflation, the real wages of employees have decreased by 24% since 2017.

"We will not allow these unnecessary strikes to interfere with the well—deserved holidays of our passengers," the Heathrow press service said, noting that they plan to hire a thousand temporary employees. At the same time, British Airways has already announced the cancellation of 5% of flights falling on the days of the strike, and has stopped selling tickets for this period.