Unite has launched a new campaign to ‘Save Scotland’s Airports’ as the country’s aviation industry struggles due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Companies and airlines operating in and from Scotland’s three major airports in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow are all undergoing redundancy consultations. Around 1,500 jobs are at risk.
Pat Rafferty, Unite Scottish Secretary said: “The launch of the ‘Save Scotland’s Airports’ campaign by Unite is vitally important in concentrating the minds of the Scottish and UK Governments on the immense pressure the civil aviation industry is under. There is a potential loss of more than 2,330 jobs and a £140m hit to the Scottish economy in the coming weeks.
“The scale of the challenge is massive and that’s why we need all politicians to support our campaign demands which focus on the condition of protecting jobs and the terms and conditions of workers associated with any company receiving government support.
“We also need strong support from politicians and the public to ensure that any civil aviation company like British Airways and Menzies Aviation stop and reverse the brutal attacks on jobs and the terms and conditions of the workforce under ‘fire and re-hire’ practices which could potentially affect take home pay we believe by up to 45 per cent.”
