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Post by mrmoose on Aug 6, 2023 12:29:08 GMT
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Post by pug on Aug 6, 2023 18:56:22 GMT
Somethings got to change or the whole passenger side will be folded - of course I support the staff, but the place is being run on a shoe string with absolutely no drive or determination to invest by the owners or apparently senior management. Strike action could effectively result in the backers pulling the plug entirely!
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Post by flyer on Aug 6, 2023 20:23:18 GMT
Judging by the employees comments about being valued it sounds like an organisation with low employee morale. Whilst pay is obviously a factor the sense of not being valued can build up by other factors such as the way people are led, managed and developed in an organisation. It would be wise for the employer to fully explore what's causing this new "militancy" and act appropriately.
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Post by pug on Aug 6, 2023 21:09:42 GMT
Judging by the employees comments about being valued it sounds like an organisation with low employee morale. Whilst pay is obviously a factor the sense of not being valued can build up by other factors such as the way people are led, managed and developed in an organisation. It would be wise for the employer to fully explore what's causing this new "militancy" and act appropriately. I’ve heard from some people on site - particularly within ATC type services - that pay is abysmal and T&C’s no better. MAG ran it well, now that there is scope for growth it’s being ran into the ground. Couldn’t make it up, but I fear the horse will bolt way before the stable door closes. Hopefully this information will reach people of influence in the region. |
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Post by flyer on Aug 7, 2023 7:04:07 GMT
I'm sure UNISON will seek a dialogue with the highest level of decision making in the organisation if only to make them aware of issues on the ground expressed by their members. Pay negotiations may still go on at local level but UNISON will want to be clear on the operational directives from the top.
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Post by pug on Aug 9, 2023 21:41:47 GMT
www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/2112316-pay-offer-fails-to-land-as-humberside-airport-staff-vote-for-strike-actionLooks like this is more than just over pay. The staff are clearly becoming frustrated at the apparent lack of ambition and investment in the future of the airport. I understand this has been bubbling under the surface for some time. One would hope that this is the catalyst for action, either through a sale of the business to another operator or through improved strategic growth plans. However, there is a very real risk here of the financial backers pulling the plug on certain aspects of the business which would be devastating for the region and for businesses who rely on KLM (offshore and shipping!), particularly after the demise of DSA. I like to think this push is out of frustration of the way the airport appears to be being run than purely out of pay disputes, I have a feeling that might be the case and this is more exerting influence after not being listened to for so long. Notice the Travel arm are also part of the proposed strike action. Must be soul destroying working in an airport where most of the holidays being sold are departing from other airports!
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Post by flyer on Aug 10, 2023 5:57:58 GMT
www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/2112316-pay-offer-fails-to-land-as-humberside-airport-staff-vote-for-strike-actionLooks like this is more than just over pay. The staff are clearly becoming frustrated at the apparent lack of ambition and investment in the future of the airport. I understand this has been bubbling under the surface for some time. One would hope that this is the catalyst for action, either through a sale of the business to another operator or through improved strategic growth plans. However, there is a very real risk here of the financial backers pulling the plug on certain aspects of the business which would be devastating for the region and for businesses who rely on KLM (offshore and shipping!), particularly after the demise of DSA. I like to think this push is out of frustration of the way the airport appears to be being run than purely out of pay disputes, I have a feeling that might be the case and this is more exerting influence after not being listened to for so long. Notice the Travel arm are also part of the proposed strike action. Must be soul destroying working in an airport where most of the holidays being sold are departing from other airports! Quite a rebelion from a diverse group of employees. I agree, there are messages here that go beyond pay and the owners would be wise to listen to what these employees have to say about the culture there. The pay issue is probably easier to settle than the issues of culture and it most likely will be settled. The question then for the aitport owners is "will you start to tackle the underlying causes." |
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Post by pug on Sept 13, 2023 12:33:24 GMT
Unison confirm today that staff have voted to strike. With the news yesterday that CDC are pressing ahead with plans to reopen DSA, I do not think that this bodes well for the workforce at Humberside as the owners may well decide to pull the plug on a lot of the business that keeps these people in their jobs in the first place.
I agree with their sentiments with regards to the lack of ambition to capitalise on the closure of DSA, but if the airport wasn’t already in a perilous position with Swissport increasing their rates due to lack of business, this will just drive the spike in.
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Post by flyer on Sept 13, 2023 16:31:48 GMT
Hard to be positive about HUY at the moment but at least both sides are willing to talk about this pay dispute and both will wish to avoid a strike. More worrying is the failure to grow and what this means for the future of the airport - planned strategy or negligence???
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Post by Humberside on Sept 13, 2023 19:14:32 GMT
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Post by pug on Sept 14, 2023 20:00:13 GMT
So are you suggesting that a strike will have minimal impact on airport operations anyway? In which case this is a protest against the apparent lack of ambition from the top? |
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Post by Humberside on Sept 15, 2023 13:45:22 GMT
I don't know what impact it will have. My point is I don't see how the impact of any strike on operations can be assessed when it's only been voted for by a very small number of staff. How many ultimately strike (assuming a strike does happen), who they are and how easily they can or can't be covered will be crucial, and that is mostly unknown.
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Post by pug on Sept 16, 2023 14:12:23 GMT
I don't know what impact it will have. My point is I don't see how the impact of any strike on operations can be assessed when it's only been voted for by a very small number of staff. How many ultimately strike (assuming a strike does happen), who they are and how easily they can or can't be covered will be crucial, and that is mostly unknown. All very true, but the fact remains that this has received some (albeit small) publicity on local news websites which has typically received little support from comments of the people on those sites. Truth is that there is growing discontent at the airport, it is filtering through to some of the businesses on site too. This isn’t just about whether there will or won’t be any temporary disruption, it’s whether the airport are going to listen to concerns or decide to take a different approach to the way the airport does business. My guess is they couldn’t really care too much for commercial passenger movements. Probably make a lot more in the other stuff they do. So in that sense maybe the staff do have something to rightly be concerned about. |
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Post by flyer on Sept 16, 2023 16:37:41 GMT
I'm intrigued to know at what level in the organisation (Bristows) this dispute is being handled. If Bristows HR people are on the ball and listening to what's been said publicly they must surely be wondering whether local management are part of the solution or part of the problem. If, as PUG says, site businesses are unsettled this should worry Bristows. This is the kind of scenario where normally senior managers from beyond the site would be intervening.
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Post by huytiger on Sept 17, 2023 9:02:49 GMT
You do wonder what input (if any) the North Lincolnshire Council portfolio holder for the airport has had, and has anyone been giving them complaints?
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