courtesy of AOL
AIRPORTS STRIKES CALLED
FIREFIGHTERS, security guards and other workers at seven airports, including Heathrow and Gatwick, are to stage six one-day strikes in a dispute over pay.
The Transport and General Workers Union said its members will walk out on November 28, December 2, 10, 15 and 23 and January 2.
The airports - Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh - will not be able to operate on strike days, said the TGWU's national officer Tim Lyle.
Mr Lyle said he hoped the strikes could be averted, and maintained that BAA could afford to increase its offer after making big profits this year.
Workers felt frustrated at the offer, given their increased workloads and responsibilities following the September 11 outrage, he added.