Edinburgh airport staff to vote on strike over pay

Around 275 workers at Edinburgh Airport are to vote on going on strike in a dispute over pay. Trade union Unite said the possible strike would cause “chaos” at the airport during summer and demanded airport management “get back round the negotiating table with an improved pay offer”. The union suggested the airport should look to a deal agreed by Gatwick Airport with its workers for a model on how to proceed. The workers involved in the ballot work in airport security, terminal operations, search areas and process them for flight, as  well as screening deliveries and dealing with airside