The Unite union has urged ministers to intervene and "stop and reverse" what it describes as "brutal attacks" on aviation jobs and employment terms, as well as firms’ so-called "fire and rehire" practices.
Launched on Monday (20 July), Unite Scotland said its Save Scotland’s Airports campaign sought to "concentrate the minds of the Scottish and UK governments on the immense pressure the [country’s] civil aviation industry is under".
According to Unite, 1,500 airport and airline workers’ jobs are at risk of redundancy across several of the country’s major airports; the campaign is seeking an extension to the UK’s furlough scheme, which is currently due to end on 31 October – echoing calls from Tui for more government support.
Unite believes wider job losses could run to more than 2,300, and amount to a £90 million economic hit.