More strike dates announced at Heathrow

More than 500 PCS members in Border Force at Heathrow airport are to take a further 3 days’ strike action in a dispute over a new roster that has been imposed.

The strike action is at the back end of the half term holidays on 31 May, and 1 and 2 June. It will be followed by 3 weeks of action short of a strike that will include a work to rule and overtime ban running from 4 to 25 June.

The strike action on 29, 30 April, 1 and 2 May was well supported and members were clearly in favour of further action should there be no movement from the Home Office.

Following the end of the last strike action at the beginning of May, we wrote to the Home Office again highlighting the many problems raised with the new roster system and reminding the employer there remains widespread disquiet and anger from members over this.

The Home Office public statement during the strike action said they were “disappointed” in the strike action but “open to discussing a resolution.”

We have set out to the Home Office that we are keen to try to find a resolution. But it was only following the threat of further strike action that the Home Office has only just indicated they are willing to meet however, as yet there’s been no consideration of the impact of the new roster on staff nor has the employer come back with any proposed changes. Therefore, as it stands the action will go ahead.

The members are committed to the action and expect that their walkouts will disrupt passport checks for travellers coming into the UK at Heathrow airport.

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