Gatwick catering strikes off after Unite secures shift allowance reinstatement

dNata airline catering contractors at Gatwick have cancelled strikes after UK union Unite secured the reinstatement of employee shift allowance. “This result could not have been achieved without the hard work of Unite’s dNata workplace reps,” said Unite regional officer Dominic Rothwell. The dispute was over dNata’s unilateral removal of a shift allowance for all staff in April, which results in workers receiving a pay cut of between £1,500 and £2,000. This had led to a decisive vote for strike action by over 100 dNata workers and proposed strike action for April and May this year. Strikes were postponed to