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<i>From The Orcadian:</i><br>
Airport workers at Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) owned
airports, including Kirkwall, have voted to take strike action which
will is likely to cause disruption over the festive period.<br>
Members of the Unite Union, which include fire and rescue, security
and administration workers, have voted by 73.5 per cent in favour of
taking the industrial action.<br>
They remain locked in a pay dispute with Scottish Government owned,
HIAL, which runs eleven airports across the Highlands, Western and
Northern Isles, including in Kirkwall.<br>
The exact dates of the action are to be confirmed next week.<br>
HIAL have described Unite’s statement as “unhelpful” providing no
clarity for airlines or customers to plan ahead of the busy festive
period, and say they will do all they can to minimise any
disruption.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.orcadian.co.uk/airport-workers-vote-to-strike-over-christmas-period">www.orcadian.co.uk/airport-workers-vote-to-strike-over-christmas-period</a>.
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