Airport Staff Accept HIAL Pay Offer

It comes after airport security workers staged industrial action over the Easter Weekend.

Published 5th May 2015

Prospect union members have voted to accept an offer from HIAL to end strike action by airport security workers.

95% backed the motion to agree terms.

The offer will see terms and conditions harmonised over a period of 20 months.

It comes after a 48 hour walk out at the Easter weekend.

Alan Denney, Prospect national secretary, said: “I am delighted that this dispute has finally been settled and that our members will in future be on an equal footing with their colleagues in the wider HIAL group.

"It is right that the vital task of keeping the public safe when they fly is properly recognised.

“I would like to thank members for their patience over six long years as well as the wider public for their support and understanding during the recent industrial action.”

A HIAL spokesperson said: “We are pleased that Prospect members have accepted the package of improvements proposed by HIAL.

"Notwithstanding that disruption was minimal, today’s outcome is good news for staff and for passengers and means we can now focus on making this summer our busiest ever.”