UNITE has confirmed that around 300 Menzies Aviation workers at Edinburgh Airport have agreed to a pay increase ending the threat of strike action.
The one-year pay deal, overwhelmingly accepted by the Menzies workers, amounts to an average increase of 6.5% with some members gaining up to 10%.
An additional success for Unite was negotiating the introduction of a pay grade system which rewards length of service and skills. The pay award covers dispatchers, allocators, airside agents and controllers.
Another 300 Menzies Aviation workers recently secured a similar pay deal at Glasgow airport which establishes a 4% minimum increase for new starters, and up to 10% for workers depending on grades.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite has successfully negotiated a good pay deal for Menzies Aviation workers based at Edinburgh airport.
“Our Runway to Success campaign across Scottish airports continues to deliver win after win. The Menzies deal demonstrates why Unite is the leading trade union for airport workers because we do what we promise: we deliver better jobs, pay and conditions.”
Overall, 600 Menzies workers across both airports have overwhelmingly backed pay deals bringing to an end the threat of industrial action.
Carrie Binnie, Unite industrial officer, added: “Unite is delighted to have secured another pay win for Menzies Aviation workers at Edinburgh airport. The deal overwhelmingly backed by our members builds on the successes of recent years. Basic pay, shift and overtime rates are all improved along with a reward for the length of service for the Menzies workers.”
Unite has clocked up a string of recent successes as part of its ongoing "Runway To Success" campaign which is designed to establish standards above the legal minimums across Scottish airports.
It includes recent wage wins for 100 North Air workers across Scottish airports, 400 workers across companies based at Aberdeen airport and a further 740 workers based at Glasgow airport covering ICTS, Menzies Aviation, Falck firefighters, ABM and OCS.
