Zarah ChoudharyStriking workers employed by facilities services firm OCS to clean British Airway’s offices at Heathrow are to protest outside the airline’s headquarters in London.
The workers, who are on strike over pay, will also stage a demonstration outside OCS’ Feltham offices today.
On 18th March between 09:30am and 11:00am, a demonstration will be held outside British Airway’s head office in West Drayton.
OCS is accredited by the Living Wage Foundation for paying its directly employed staff the real living wage of £12.60 an hour and £13.85 an hour in London.
OCS’ British Airways workers, however, are being paid the legal minimum wage of £11.44 an hour.
The workers took four days of strike action in late February.
A fresh round of strikes will take place from 15th to 22nd March.
Sharon Graham, general secretary at Unite said: “It is sheer hypocrisy for OCS to claim it is a real living wage employer while its BA staff are struggling on poverty pay and forced to rely on food banks.
“Both OCS and BA are highly profitable and fully capable of paying these workers fairly and decently.
“Unite will stand by them in their strike action until they receive the wages they deserve.”
Workplace Journal has reached out to OCS for a statement.
