- A thousand employees of the country's Border Force are called to strike on December 23 and 31.
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| Passengers standing in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport at the start of the UK Easter holidays. |
The United Kingdom warns of possible delays at its airports for Christmas and urges its citizens to "rethink" their plans
The British Government warned this Thursday of possible delays and queues at the main airports in the United Kingdom during the Christmas holidays if the strike by immigration and customs agents scheduled between December 23 and 31 continues.
"If the strikes go ahead, there will undeniably be a serious disruption for the thousands of people who have travel plans," said Conservative Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
"It is very unfortunate that they have taken the decision (to go on strike) at those critical times before and after Christmas and New Year," he added. Braverman urged citizens to "rethink" their vacation plans "because they may be affected."
It will replace some positions with the Army
The minister confirmed that the Army, which does not have the right to strike, is expected to be used to fill some passports and other checkpoints, but warned that even with that there would be delays. "The priority is to keep the border secure," he told the media.
A thousand UK Border Force employees who handle customs and immigration control at British airports are calling for an eight-day strike over the Christmas period in protest over their wages and working conditions.
The general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), Mark Serwotka, announced on Wednesday that the strikes will take place between December 23 and 31 (minus the 27th) at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports. , that of Manchester (north of England), Birmingham (center), and in the Welsh of Cardiff.
This same union has simultaneously announced strikes among its members who work in the Ministry of Work and Pensions, the Highway Agency, and driving examiners. This is in addition to other walkouts scheduled in the coming weeks in the UK, especially among public service workers such as teachers, nurses, ambulance drivers, and railway employees.
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