300 ICTS Central Search workers are set to be balloted on potential strike action after staff had rejected a pay offer from the company. ICTS Central Search employ around 220 workers at Glasgow airport and around 100 workers at Aberdeen airport.
The union claimed there are “growing incidents of fatigue, exhaustion, and stress due to staff working beyond six hours with no break"". It claimed that staff breaks were ""routinely denied"".
""The ICTS Central Search workers at Aberdeen and Glasgow airports rejected a basic pay increase of 4% backdated to January 2024, and a £500 one-off payment,"" the union added in a statement.
Pat McIlvogue, Unite’s lead industrial officer for the aviation sector in Scotland, said: ""There should be a pay offer on the table which reflects the importance of their jobs. Without these workers the airports simply can’t operate. We now have no option but to move towards balloting around 300 members for industrial action ahead of the summer holiday rush.""
A spokesperson for ICTS said: “Constructive pay talks with our staff at Glasgow and Aberdeen airports are ongoing.
""Generous pay proposals have been tabled that would give staff a minimum of 4% increase as well as a lump sum payment. This is in addition to the 15-28% increases our staff have received over the last 2 years. We would like to reassure the travelling public that their security is our priority and there will be no disruptions"".
Glasgow, Aberdeen airport staff to vote on strike action after rejecting pay offer
