Wages lifted by over 60 per cent in recent years

Unite has secured an improved pay deal for ICTS hold baggage screeners based at Glasgow airport, Scotland’s leading aviation trade union, confirmed today (Thursday 29 May).

Around 50 ICTS hold baggage screeners covered by the deal will see their basic pay increase by 9.8 per cent backdated to October 2024. The hourly rate for screeners will increase by £1.28 to £14.33 with double time being secured on Christmas or New Year’s Day.  

A one-off bonus of £500 will also be paid to all ICTS workers which increases the worth of the overall pay package to 11.6 per cent. The security agents perform a number of tasks including the x-ray screening of hold baggage, document checks and the upkeep of the baggage system. 

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Unite has delivered another good deal for ICTS baggage screeners at Glasgow airport. It builds on years of wage wins for our members and it’s another demonstration that Unite is delivering better jobs, pay and conditions for our members.” 

In May 2022, Unite confirmed it had successfully lifted the wages of the ICTS workers over the course of a year from £8.95 to £11.50 per hour equivalent to an increase of 28.5 per cent. The latest pay agreement means basic pay has increased by a further 24.6 per cent. 

Pat McIlvogue, Unite regional industrial officer, said: “Unite has successfully lifted the basic hourly wage of our members at ICTS by over 60 per cent in the last few years. This has been achieved through successful negotiations. The deal demonstrates what can be achieved by working together.” 

Over the last week, Unite announced wage wins for 100 North Air workers across Scottish airports, and over 140 workers based at Glasgow airport employed by ABM and OCS. 

Meanwhile a pay dispute involving 600 Menzies Aviation ground services crew at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports is escalating towards potential strike action following the emphatic rejection of two separate wage offers by the company.  

ENDS  

Notes to Editor 

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

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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.