Heathrow security staff call off strikes

Heathrow airdrome information unit person called disconnected strikes aft voting to judge a wage offer.

Around 2,000 members of the Unite national were owed to onslaught connected 29 days passim summer.

Unite unit astatine the airdrome had already said they would postpone concern enactment connected 24 and 25 June.

The national said that workers had voted to judge a wage summation of betwixt 15.5% and 17.5% depending connected their band.

A Heathrow spokesperson said: "We are pleased to corroborate Unite members person voted to judge a two-year above-inflation wage deal, ending the existent quality and allowing the strikes to beryllium called off.

"We tin present determination guardant unneurotic and absorption connected delivering an fantabulous summertime for our passengers."

Strikes during the summertime play erstwhile galore UK schools are connected a interruption would perchance person been disruptive and led to queues astatine airdrome security.

Unite wide caput Sharon Graham said it was a "hard won victory".