{"id":566794,"date":"2026-05-05T04:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/566794\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T04:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:16:13","slug":"stansted-strike-averted-again-as-unite-suspends-abm-walkout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/566794\/","title":{"rendered":"Stansted Strike Averted Again as Unite Suspends ABM Walkout"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stansted <\/p>\n

Airport assistance staff employed by facilities firm ABM at London Stansted have called off a four-day strike for the second time after Unite the Union said a revised pay offer is back on the table. The industrial action\u2014originally scheduled for 3\u20136 May to coincide with the bank-holiday getaway\u2014would have involved about 100 workers who provide special-assistance services to passengers with reduced mobility (PRM). Although the walkout is suspended, Stansted\u2019s operator MAG warns of \u201cresidual disruption\u201d while rosters are re-built and contingency labour stood down. Airlines have kept their slot schedules but easyJet and Ryanair have extended check-in deadlines by 15 minutes for flights between 3\u20137 May as a precaution. Corporate travel managers should advise mobility-impaired travellers to pre-book assistance and to allow extra time for security screening. <\/p>\n

\"Stansted<\/p>\n

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The dispute centres on a below-inflation pay proposal that Unite claims would leave some staff earning just \u00a312.10 an hour\u2014significantly below the Real Living Wage for the East of England. ABM says the latest offer includes a pathway to \u00a313.50 plus enhanced overtime, but workers want back-dated increases to January. For global-mobility teams the near-miss is a reminder to map dependency on \u2018hidden\u2019 airport services such as outsourced PRM support, refuelling or baggage-screening\u2014functions that often fall outside headline airline contracts yet can ground an assignment departure. Companies that run in-house travel booking tools should ensure traveller-profile fields capture assistance needs so they can be relayed quickly to airports in the event of further industrial unrest. Looking ahead, Unite is balloting ground-handling crews at Manchester and East Midlands airports\u2014also part of MAG\u2014meaning the risk of summer-holiday stoppages has not disappeared.\n <\/p>\n

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