Heathrow Airport Staff Suspend Tuesday Strike on New Pay Offer
- Workers had planned a walkout, will now vote on better terms
- British Airways will resume separate talks with pilot union
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Heathrow management made an eleventh-hour offer to a union representing thousands of ground staff, leading to the suspension of a planned strike on Tuesday which would have disrupted flights at Europe’s busiest airport.
The Unite labor group will take the improved offer to members for a vote and hold off on plans for a walkout, according to a statement Monday from the airport. Labor action is still planned on Aug. 23 and 24. The union said it would not disclose details of the pay offer until after the ballot.