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Stansted faces ground handling strikes

Posted: 21 May 2012 | Stansted Airport | No comments yet

Stansted Airport is set to be affected by seven days of strike action by ground handling staff belonging to the GMB Union…

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Stansted Airport is set to be affected by seven days of strike action by ground handling staff belonging to the GMB Union.

Staff from Swissport will be striking for 48 hours from 530am on Wednesday 23 May and then from 530am on Saturday June 2 until 530am on Monday May 28 and then from 530am on Saturday June 2 until 530am on Wednesday June 6.

Action will also take place over the Jubilee Bank Holidays in the United Kingdom, on Monday June 4 and Tuesday June 5, when Stansted will be experiencing a high number of passenger movements.

Ground handling staff belonging to the GMB Union are currently in dispute over rosters at the airport.

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