Glasgow Airport Limited and Falck workers secure boost to jobs, pay and conditions

Unite has secured further pay deals for workers based at Glasgow Airport, Scotland’s leading aviation trade union confirmed today (19 July). 

Around 50 Falck firefighters who perform fire safety functions at the airport have secured a basic wage increase of 4.5 per cent and a similar rise in the shift allowance. Double time for hours worked on public holidays along with time and a half for overtime is also part of the deal which runs from 1 January to the end of 2024. 

A further 140 workers employed by Glasgow Airport Limited are also benefiting from a 4.5 per cent increase on basic salary rates, a similar rise in the shift allowance along with a one-off payment of £500. The pay agreement also runs from 1 January to the end of the year and it is worth up to 8.5 per cent for some workers depending on grading. 

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite’s campaign to deliver better jobs, pay and conditions for Scottish airport workers is a runaway success. We have delivered through negotiations another two good deals for 190 Falck and Glasgow Airport Limited workers. The message to all airport workers is clear - join Unite.” 

Unite has clocked up a string of recent successes as part of its ‘Runway To Success’ campaign which is designed to establish standards above the legal minimums across Scottish airports.  These include:  

  • Pay deal for Aberdeen and Glasgow airport ICTS workers worth up to 12.8 per cent

  • 12 per cent basic increase in pay for Edinburgh Airport Services workers

  • 11.9 per cent basic increase for over 100 OCS workers based at Edinburgh airport

  • 10.9 per cent for OCS workers based at Glasgow airport

  • 10 per cent pay rise for ABM workers at Glasgow airport

  • 7.4 per cent for Menzies Aviation workers at Edinburgh airport and 6.8 per cent for their counterparts at Glasgow airport

  • 6.8 per cent for around 275 workers employed by Edinburgh Airport Limited which operates the nation’s largest airport

Pat McIlvogue, Unite’s lead industrial officer for aviation in Scotland, said: “The pay settlements accepted by our Falck fire services and Glasgow Airport Limited memberships are good deals. Overall Glasgow Airport is a major success story for Unite in terms of delivering and winning for our members.”  

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Notes to Editor 

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Unite Scotland is the country’s biggest and most diverse trade union with around 150,000 members. The union is led in Scotland by Derek Thomson