Heathrow Airport strikes planned with Border Force staff walking out for 4 days
Strikes at Heathrow Airport have been planned as Border Force staff at the West London airport are due to walk out on Saturday, August 31, over 'inflexible' working conditions. The ongoing dispute centres around new rotas being implemented that officers are claiming are harming their work-life balance. Around 650 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) will walk out on Saturday amid complaints that new rosters are inflexible. The staff will then work to rule and refuse to work overtime from September 4 to 22. The union said its research showed that four in five Heathrow Border Force workers suffer from stress at work. More than one in four have taken time off due to stress or related mental health reasons since the introduction of the new rosters in April, said the union. READ MORE: Tube strike 'cancelled' at last minute after TfL warned certain stations could close File photo dated 29/04/24 of a sign on the picket line at Heathrow Airp...