Approximately a quarter of a million passengers are expected to arrive at the six airports affected by the previous strike Christmas holidays which falls at the end of the week.
And while travelers have been warned they could be delayed, Gatwick and Heathrow airports confirmed their immigration halls were operating as usual on Friday, after the government took on elements from Armed forces and civil servants.
Around 1,000 airport workers took part in the strike, organized by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS). Heathrow and Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Manchester and the port of Newhaven to the south.
The strike is the first of eight daily strikes between Friday and January 1, with the exception of December 27.
The move comes in the wake of strikes staged this week by nurses and ambulance crews to protest the government’s refusal to raise their wages, which have remained the same for years in the midst of a crisis. expensive living conditions It has led to a rise in inflation to almost 11%.
And Friday announced "Royal Society of Nursing" (RCN) that nurses still strike on 18 and 19 January.
Union of Public and Commercial Services Secretary General Mark Sirotka said many Border Police employees suffer from the disease Cost of living crisis. Added to BBC Radio "Forty thousand of our members use food banks. 45,000 of them ask for better working conditions. They are working badly".
He explained that the dispute also concerns pensions and job security.
Last year saw strikes in a range of sectors, from dock workers to lawyers, after decades-high inflation led to Reduction in purchasing power.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed "His sadness and disappointment" As for the border police employees proceeding with their movement, he stressed that the government would not agree to strikes.
And he said "I think we all know that the biggest economic challenge we face is inflation. It is inflation that eats away at everyone’s salaries"stating his desire to "Reduce inflation".
Meanwhile, delivery workers are also on strike Mail of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) on Friday for the fifth time this month. National motorway workers responsible for motorways and main roads in London and south-east England also continued their four-day strike, which began on Thursday, on Friday.
For their part, the workers will start Railway lines Another strike, starting at 18:00 on Friday (18:00 GMT) until 27 December.
On Saturday, some London bus workers and Environment Agency staff will go on separate strikes.
The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GMB) announced that the strike by ambulance crews, scheduled for December 28, was suspended on Friday.
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About a quarter of a million passengers are expected to arrive at the six airports affected by the previous strike Christmas holidays which falls at the end of the week.
And while travelers have been warned they could be delayed, Gatwick and Heathrow airports confirmed their immigration halls were operating as usual on Friday, after the government took on elements from Armed forces and civil servants.
Around 1,000 airport workers took part in the strike, organized by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS). Heathrow and Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Manchester and the port of Newhaven to the south.
The strike is the first of eight daily strikes between Friday and January 1, with the exception of December 27.
The move comes in the wake of strikes staged this week by nurses and ambulance crews to protest the government’s refusal to raise their wages, which have remained the same for years in the midst of a crisis. expensive living conditions It has led to a rise in inflation to almost 11%.
On Friday, the Royal Society of Nursing (RCN) announced that nurses would go on strike again on 18-19 January.
Union of Public and Commercial Services Secretary General Mark Sirotka said many Border Police employees suffer from the disease Cost of living crisis. “Forty thousand of our members use food banks. Forty-five thousand of them are demanding better working conditions. They work poorly,” she told BBC radio.
He explained that the dispute also concerns pensions and job security.
Last year saw strikes in a range of sectors, from dock workers to lawyers, after decades-high inflation led to Reduction in purchasing power.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his “sadness and disappointment” at the advance of the border police, but stressed that the government would not agree to strikes.
“I think we all know that the biggest economic challenge we face is inflation. It’s inflation eating away at everyone’s wages,” he said, emphasizing his desire to “reduce inflation.”
Meanwhile, delivery workers are also on strike Mail of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) on Friday for the fifth time this month. National motorway workers responsible for motorways and main roads in London and south-east England also continued their four-day strike, which began on Thursday, on Friday.
For their part, the workers will start Railway lines Another strike, starting at 18:00 on Friday (18:00 GMT) until 27 December.
On Saturday, some London bus workers and Environment Agency staff will go on separate strikes.
The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GMB) announced that the strike by ambulance crews, scheduled for December 28, was suspended on Friday.
