It’s also expected to pay out huge dividends to shareholders, yet its workers can barely make ends meet and are paid far less than workers at other airports.” “This is an incredibly wealthy company, which this summer is anticipating bumper profits and an executive pay bonanza. She said the airport had “got its priorities all wrong”. The Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, said: “Unite is putting Heathrow on notice that strike action at the airport will continue until it makes a fair pay offer to its workers.” The spread of the dispute and the duration could prove a more serious test of its resources and willingness of other staff to step in. Heathrow has managed similar strikes in recent weeks, including during the Easter and May half-term holiday getaways, without significant disruption to passengers. Airlines including Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, Qatar, United, American and Delta could now be affected as staff in Terminal 3 have voted to join the strike. The strikes to date have been focused on Terminal 5, used by British Airways.
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