Britain: Border forces begin their strike and warn of disruption to the Kingdom's airports in 2023

Travelers at airports in the United Kingdom are under the threat of more disruptions awaiting them early next year, after the General and Commercial Services Union, which is responsible for road transport, announced that the strike by Border Force officials today, Friday, is likely to be the first of several strikes. , according to Bloomberg news agency.

Workers began eight days of strikes that will extend into New Year's Eve, with the union demanding higher wages and more job security for its members.

And the Secretary-General of the Federation, Mark Sirotka, warned against "escalating these measures" in 2023.

However, a new deadline has been announced, as baggage handlers at London's Heathrow Airport have called off their strike, which was due to begin at 4 am on Thursday 29 December and run until New Year's Day.

The union said members of the Baggage Handling Workers Union accepted an offer from Menzies Aviation to give them a 5.9% increase retroactively from last May and then another increase of another 1% starting next January.

The airports and airlines had warned of disruption before the start of the strike of passport employees on Friday, while a senior employee of the border forces warned that some airports may have to close their doors.

However, London's Heathrow airport said at 9 a.m. Friday that it was operating as normal and no flight cancellations had been announced.

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