More than 150 British Midland baggage handlers and some cabin crew are on strike at Dublin Airport today over dissatisfaction with the terms of a package for transferring to another company.
The workers are due to be transferred to Gatwick Haulage International in a move guaranteeing existing pay and conditions. Under the company’s proposed package staff will receive £1,019 per year of service.
Today’s action is part of a 48-hour work stoppage. According to the company the industrial action has not caused disruption to flights as extra staff have been brought in from other locations.
An ATGWU spokesman representing the Dublin-based staff refuted media reports today that British Midland’s 1,600 British staff had accepted the offer. He added that up to 1,200 staff had stopped work this morning in support of their Dublin colleagues.
A decision on further industrial action will be made by 6 p.m. today.
