25 Sept: strike at LGW ?

LX-LGX · Post by **LX-LGX** » 22 Sep 2004, 20:39

The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf says that ground staff Servisair at Gatwick will go on a 24h strike this Saturday (25th September), as from 03h00. Reason for th strike: ach, there isn't, so I don't translate what the unions told the press.

Telegraaf, wo 22 sep 2004 : Personeel vliegveld Gatwick zaterdag in staking

LONDEN - Personeelsleden van het Londense vliegveld Gatwick die zorg dragen voor de baggage van de passagiers zullen zaterdag vanaf 03.00 uur 's ochtends het werk voor 24 uur neerleggen uit protest tegen hun werkschema en de schorsing van een collega. De Britse Transport and General Workers Union heeft dit woensdag bekendgemaakt. Het geschil betreft ongeveer zeshonderd werknemers van Servisair, een dochterbedrijf van Penauille Polyservices, gevestigd in Parijs. Servisair verleent diensten aan luchtvaartmaatschappijen zoals EasyJet, Ryanair, Delta, Continental en Emirates en chartermaatschappijen zoals Thomas Cook, Britannia, My Travel en Excell. De bond dreigt met een tweede actiedag op 30 september als het geschil niet wordt opgelost.

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 22 Sep 2004, 22:45

There are many problems at LGW at the moment, I have submitted two lots of news items about it. One is that the aircraft refuellers have voted to strike, and another is the baggage handlers employed by Servisair who are in the TGWU union who are also taking strike action, both this weekend.

Post by **Kapitein** » 24 Sep 2004, 02:32

JAT Airways will do technical landings at BRU on 24th and 25th due to this problem.

Nota JAT manager: JAT Airways is kindly asking permission for technical landing for following regular flights. Technical landing in BRU due to refueling/fuel supplier strikes in LHR

JU211 LHR-(BRU)-BEG: YU-AOR,YU-AOS,
YU-AOO (?), YU-ANF all 737's.

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 24 Sep 2004, 16:59

Sad that YU-AMB (the only DC10 of JAT) will not be doing one of those flights.

Chris

LX-LGX · Post by **LX-LGX** » 25 Sep 2004, 22:44

seems the strike was cancelled, because it's business as usual at LGW:

http://www.baa.com/main/airports/gatwic ... frame.html

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 26 Sep 2004, 11:46

Yes, one of the strikes was called off, but with two different groups of employees threatening action on the same day at different airprots, you lose track of who is doing what, and who has called off their action and who hasn't.