PCS airport workers win £2,000 pay rise

Airport workers in Scotland have received a more than £2,000 pay rise after threatening to take industrial action.

Thirty six Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union members working as air traffic service assistants at Prestwick Airport were gearing up for a ballot after learning they were earning £2,349 less per year than their colleagues elsewhere in the UK.

But before the ballot could be launched, employer National Air Traffic Services agreed to raise their pay to the same level.

PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote said: “We’re delighted to have resolved this dispute before it started. This victory shows, beyond doubt, there is power in a union.”

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