Security guards at Heathrow Airport are to strike for 10 days after talks aimed at averting the walkout have failed.
The airport said it has contingency plans to deal with the action, which is due to begin on March 31 and continue through the Easter holidays.
The union Unite said more than 1,400 of its members employed by Heathrow Airports Ltd (HAL) will take part in the action in a dispute over pay.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham previously said workers at Heathrow Airport are “on poverty wages” despite being “fundamental to its success”.
“Our members are simply unable to make ends meet due to the low wages paid by Heathrow,” she said. “They are being forced to take strike action due to need not greed.”
Heathrow said it had offered a 10 per cent pay increase, and further enhancements based on feedback from workers.
A Heathrow spokesman said: “We will not let these unnecessary strikes impact the hard-earned holidays of our passengers.
“Our contingency plans will keep the airport operating as normal throughout.
“We are doing everything we can to minimise the impact of this irresponsible action by Unite.
“We are deploying 1,000 additional colleagues and the entire management team who will be in the terminals providing assistance to passengers over the busy Easter getaway.”
