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Heathrow Border Force officials set to strike over half-term

Government
Gary Noakes
21 May 2024

Heathrow faces the threat of further strike action affecting passport control, this time during the half-term holiday week.

Border Force staff at Heathrow are preparing for more industrial action (Credit: iStock)

Delays at Heathrow immigration are anticipated if action goes ahead (Credit: iStock)

More than 500 Border Force members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union are to take a further three days’ action in a dispute over a new roster already imposed.

The PCS said walkouts “will disrupt passport checks for travellers coming into the UK at Heathrow”.

Strikes are scheduled for 31 May and 1 and 2 June. This will be followed by three weeks of action “short of a strike” that will include a work to rule and overtime ban running from 4 to 25 June.

The PCS said action on 29, 30 April, 1 and 2 May was “well supported”, with members “clearly in favour of further action should there be no movement from the Home Office”.