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Irish holidaymakers could face journey disruptions attributable to a Heathrow Airport border pressure strike from August 31 to September 3, impacting connection flights.
Border officers at Heathrow Airport are set to strike later this month, which can result in journey disruptions for some Irish passengers utilizing the airport for connecting flights, a journey professional has warned.
The motion, deliberate from August 31 to September 3, will see tons of of border pressure workers stroll out on the UK’s busiest airport. This era coincides with one of many busiest journey occasions of the 12 months for Irish holidaymakers, lots of whom are connecting by Heathrow.
The strike includes 650 members of the Public and Business Companies Union (PCS) and can be adopted by greater than two weeks of further industrial motion, in accordance with a latest PCS assertion.
The union attributes the strike to ongoing disputes over adjustments in working situations, together with the implementation of rigid new rosters.
The strike will happen on the finish of the summer time faculty holidays in Eire, a peak journey interval when many households are getting back from holidays overseas.
