UK Airports Strike Expected to Cause Major Disruptions

UK Airports Strike Expected to Cause Major Disruptions

Major disruption is expected at UK airports as immigration workers will stage a one-day strike in a heated dispute over public sector pensions.

The strike, which was set for 10 May, commenced last night, May 9, due to some shifts of plans by the group.

Heathrow Airport has already been experiencing major delays at immigration checks, which ire air travelers, after the heightened security following last year’s border row after passport and visa checks were reduced even without Government approval.

The UK government has received harsh criticisms and complaints as passengers have been waiting for as long as three hours to pass through border control.

UK Border Force managers and UK Home Secretary Theresa May are meeting with airline officials to layout plans to deal with the disruption expected as an offshoot of the strike.

Procedures have already been set to handle border checks.  The Immigration Services Union (ISU) which represents at least 4,500 Border Agency Staff, labels itself as a non-political union.  Many said that the strike could have been avoided had the company allowed the members to retire at 65.  This is the second time the members go on strike in a span of 30 years.

Posted by Sophia Andrews on Thursday May 10 2012, 4:37 AM EST. Ref: CNN. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Travel. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0