Holidaymakers out of Glasgow Airport could face major disruption this summer amid staff strike threats.
Unite the Union confirmed that its members employed by OCS Group UK Limited and based at Glasgow Airport will be balloted on strike action.
OCS Group workers aid passengers with reduced mobility issues, including assisting with wheelchairs and ambilift vehicles for travellers at airports.
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A previous offer which would take basic pay to £10.90 per hour was rejected by 96 per cent - around 70 members. Unite said OCS has so far refused to put forward an improved offer.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite’s members provide specialist services which are absolutely vital if some passengers are to pass through the airport safely. We cannot accept continued poverty pay and our members are rightly angry.
"Unite will always stand up for our members fighting for better pay, terms and conditions.”
The ballot will open June 6 and close a fortnight later on June 20. If the ballot is successful then this could see Unite members beginning strike action in early July during the busy summer airport schedule.
Pat McIlvogue, Unite industrial officer, added: “The OCS Group are treating their workforce with contempt. There has been no improvement to an original offer that would lift the basic hourly wage to £10.90.
"It’s a shameful way to treat these workers which is why we will now ballot our members on industrial action. If the ballot is successful then strike action is on the cards during a busy summer period.”
Unite remains in a pay dispute with the following companies based at the airport: Glasgow Airport Ltd, ABM and Falck Fire Services UK. Unite members across these companies undertake various roles including cleaning, airport security, airport fire safety, airfield operations officers, and engineering technicians.
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