Workers at London’s Gatwick Airport have called off planned strike action after receiving a “significantly improved” pay offer from their employers.
Members of the Unite union who are employed by ground handling company Red Handling were due to go on strike from Friday 18 August through to Monday 21 August.
The walk-out would have affected around 216 flights and 45,000 passengers, City A.M. reported.
After a last minute offer was put forward on Wednesday evening, the union said it had suspended this weekend’s industrial action “as an act of good faith”.
The workers will now be balloted on the proposed deal.
Unite regional officer Dominic Rothwell said: “Unite has been consistent from the outset, we believed that Red Handling could afford to make an improved offer and that proved to be the case.
“Our members will now decide whether the deal on the table meets their expectations.”
If the workers vote to reject the offer, a further strike planned for the bank holiday weekend, from Friday 25 August until Monday 28 August, will go ahead.
