Glasgow Airport strikes averted after pay settlement

The strike action was due to take place during the airport's busy summer months

Summer strikes at Glasgow Airport have been averted after a pay deal was agreed with the Unite union.

Unite said it had secured a deal worth up to 11.6% for some workers.

About 100 workers were involved in the dispute, including airside support officers, engineers and managers.

Last month a planned 48-hour strike was called off to allow time for further dialogue.

Unite said Glasgow Airport Limited workers would now benefit from a two-year pay deal effective from January this year.

It includes a basic 4% rise alongside a one-off £500 payment.

'Huge progress'

The cash payment is worth an additional 4% for the lowest paid members with airside support unit operatives gaining an additional uplift, increasing their pay award by up to 11.6%.

In 2026, the pay award will be equal to the December inflation rate and run for one year.

Unite said the deal represented "substantial progress" from an original 2.7% offer.

It increased to 4% when 98.7% of Unite members at Glasgow Airport Limited backed industrial action.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Unite has successfully delivered better jobs, pay and conditions for Glasgow airport workers.

"Our union has, through the brave stance of workers willing to take strike action if necessary, secured good pay deals across the aviation industry for hundreds upon hundreds of workers."

Pat McIlvogue, Unite industrial officer, added: "The pay deal overwhelmingly backed by our members working for Glasgow airport's new owners represents huge progress from where pay negotiations began."

A spokesperson for the airport said: "Glasgow Airport can confirm that a settlement has been reached with Unite over pay talks for 2025 and 2026."

These are the first summer holidays since the airport was bought over by AviAlliance.

The company completed a deal to buy AGS - the owners of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports - in January for £1.53bn.