easyJet staff could cause a summer headache for holidaymakers amid a proposed strike. Check-in employees at London’s Stansted Airport have until July 2 to vote on a potential strike over the busiest months of the year for UK travellers. They are involved in a dispute over pay conditions, similar tom that of British Airways employees, who are also threatening a walkout. Unite regional officer Mark Barter has insisted the walkout will cause "severe disruption" for passengers.
He added: "A major bone of contention is that, while workers employed by other companies at Stansted are being paid up to 20 per cent more for doing the same job, our Stobart members work unpaid overtime, experience staffing issues and lack of basics, such as drinking water during their long shifts.
"Stobart has now contacted Unite to discuss the outstanding issues at a meeting on Thursday (20 June), so it is hoped that we can resolve the dispute without taking industrial action.
"Any strike would hit easyJet’s profit margins in a competitive marketplace with passengers seeking alternative travel arrangements to avoid potential travel chaos at Stansted."
However, if the easyJet employees do walk out, it will not affect passengers.
A spokesperson for the bright orange budget airline told The
