Overview

• The dispute covers staff at five firms—Glasgow Airport Ltd, ICTS Central Search, Swissport, Menzies Aviation and Falck—that handle ground services, security screening and firefighting
• Workers at Glasgow Airport Ltd and Falck rejected a 3.6 percent pay rise while 300 Menzies Aviation employees turned down a 4.25 percent uplift
• More than 100 Swissport employees are contesting rota changes that impose extreme short-notice shifts, which they say contribute to chronic fatigue and poor work-life balance
• Unite industrial officer Pat McIlvogue warns that if talks fail, ballots will pave the way for mid-July walkouts capable of grounding planes and disrupting summer travel
• Swissport reports constructive dialogue with the union even as Unite general secretary Sharon Graham insists the profitable operators can afford improved pay and conditions