HIAL firefighters strike
23.06.08
Unite, the union representing airport firefighters who are striking at nine Scottish airports today in a dispute over pay, said its members' grievance was with the Scottish Government.
Fire crews are staging industrial action at nine of Highlands and Islands Airports Limited's (HIAL) 11 sites. Strikes will not be taking place at Inverness, or Dundee, which is operated by HIAL through a subsidiary company, but will happen at Barra, Benbecula, Campbeltown, Islay, Kirkwall, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tiree and Wick airports, which will mean that they will be closed to scheduled traffic.
Unite said HIAL management had told them they needed permission from the government, which owns the company, to offer a pay rise of more than 2%. Donald Munro, Unite regional official, said the firefighters had been encouraged by the level of public support. He added: ‘Our issue is with the Scottish Government, not with HIAL.’
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