June 7th - Heathrow strikes amid a "major escalation" about pay

London Heathrow airport will see “disruption, delays and cancellations this summer” according to the Unite union. In a “a major escalation” of a pay dispute, it is calling more than 2,000 security staff out on strike for 31 days between June and August.The action at the UK’s busiest airport is timed to coincide with busy family travel dates, including the start of the main summer holidays in England and Wales, as well as the August bank holiday weekend. Here's my assessment.This podcast is free, like my weekly newsletter. Subscribe to that here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.