“Eighty percent of staff have announced that they will join the strike,” said Jo Vanrutten, ABVV representative at G4S. This security company is responsible for security checks at the airport, which includes baggage scanning.
June 20 is not a national strike day, but workers who want to demonstrate can invoke their right to strike. “We want to take this opportunity to protest against the pressure at work,” said Mr. Vanrutten. This action will likely cause a lot of inconvenience for travelers, all of whom will have to go through security checks.
Summer promises to be difficult at the airport. The Brussels Airlines pilot unions filed an indefinite strike notice on Friday and the cabin crew could do the same soon. Ryanair pilots are also threatening to strike, while workers at baggage handler Aviapartner went on spontaneous strike last week.