Gatwick Strike Close to Being Defused as 600 Workers Compromise
- DHL workers at Gatwick won’t strike after improved pay offer
- Around 450 staff still plan to walk out two weekends in summer
A baggage handler loads passenger suitcases onto an aircraft at London Gatwick airport in Crawley, UK.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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Almost 600 ground handlers at London’s Gatwick Airport have suspended planned strikes during the summer rush after an improved pay offer, potentially averting mass disruption at the hub.
The DHL employees working under an EasyJet contract at Gatwick will no longer strike over the two successive weekends starting July 28 and Aug. 4, the Unite union said in a statement on Tuesday. The workers will be balloted on the new offer and new strikes dates will be announced if they reject the deal.