News: Bank holiday airport strike action called off
Flights > News > # 1867 (21/08/2008)
Baggage handlers and cabin crew at Stansted, Gatwick and Manchester airports have called off a series of 24-hour strikes.
Walkouts at Gatwick and Stansted on bank holiday Monday (August 25) and August 29 were halted after talks between the GMB and Unite unions and employers Swissport.
Strikes at Manchester on August 27 and September 1 have also been called off.
A GMB spokesman said: "We have a new improved offer to put to our members.
"Because of the improved offer all planned industrial action is suspended until we get the reaction of the members."
The strikes would have affected services at airlines including Virgin Atlantic, Monarch, Thomson Fly and First Choice during one of the busiest periods of the year.
Swissport had said it felt its initial pay offer was "fair... in the light of the current economic climate".
A separate GMB strike involving more than 30 security scanners at Stansted is still due to take place on Monday.
The staff, who work for Airfield Services screening baggage for Ryanair and Easyjet, have rejected a 1.5% pay increase.
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