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Airbus UK workers vote to strike affecting wing production

20/08/2025 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Workers at Airbus’ UK sites who are members of the Unite union have voted overwhelmingly to strike after rejecting a pay offer from Airbus. Unite represents 3000 aircraft fitters and engineers employed by Airbus, including at its wing production facility in Broughton, North Wales, which produces the wings for all [read more]

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Gatwick Airport braced for late summer holiday strikes

13/08/2025 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) is braced for a series of strikes by baggage screeners employed by ICTS over the late summer holiday period. The first strike is scheduled to start on August 22nd, running until August 26th, and then again over the bank holiday weekend from August 29th to September [read more]

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Airport News

Bournemouth Airport facing shutdown as union ballots workers

05/08/2025 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) is facing a potential shutdown next month as members of the Unite union employed at the airport are balloted on strike action. Almost 80 members of staff are members of Unite, including refuellers, baggage handlers, security staff, and check-in staff, all of whom have rejected a pay [read more]

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Boeing workers to strike after rejecting 25% payrise

13/09/2024 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Just days after Boeing confirmed their next new aircraft will be built in Washington State, staff at their Washington plants have voted to reject the contract offer and begun to strike. Members of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) District 751, which has about 33,000 members at Boeing say that [read more]

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Major UK airports to be hit with strike action this Christmas

07/12/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Unions representing Border Force staff have said that their members will strike for 8 days between the 23rd December and 31st December potentially causing chaos at UK airports. The PCS Union says border force strike staff will strike at Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff airports during that period. In [read more]

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