Major strike action is set to take place that could affect Glasgow Airport.
Unite have confirmed that Grangemouth based tanker drivers working for Turners [Soham] Limited are set to strike in a pay dispute impacting major airlines operating at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.
The announcement follows no breakthrough in talks involving Unite and Turners through the auspices of the conciliation service Acas. The company has refused to improve upon its ‘miserly’ one per cent pay offer for 2025 and offered marginal improvements on working conditions and allowances.
Turners further proposed a pay offer in the following year based on the CPI inflation rate in January 2026. The two-year offer was overwhelmingly rejected by Unite’s membership.
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The industrial action begins at 2.45am from October 17, continuing each day until 11.59pm on October 21.
Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary, said: “Turners is driving our members towards strike action by its continual refusal to improve upon what is a miserly pay offer from a very profitable company. We will fully support our members in their fight to secure better jobs, pay and conditions."
The latest broader cost of inflation stands at 4.6 per cent in August. Turners recorded after tax profits of £51m for the year ending 2023.
Lyn Turner, Unite industrial officer, added “Unite has tried to engage with Turners to bring this dispute to a positive conclusion. Unfortunately, the company is intent on escalating this pay dispute to the point where strike action will now be inevitable due to its penny-pinching.”
“We are in no doubt that if these Grangemouth based tanker drivers are forced to take strike action, then it will significantly hit fuel supplies to airlines at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports."
Glasgow Airport were approached for comment.
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