Workers at Heathrow to strike in World Cup run-up

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Workers at Heathrow to strike in World Cup run-up
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A union says 700 workers at the UK's biggest airport will walk out for three days from 18 November.

The union said other airlines, including Virgin, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Emirates will also be affected.A Heathrow spokesperson said: "We are aware of proposed industrial action from Dnata and Menzies colleagues at Heathrow, and we are in discussions with our airline partners on what contingency plans they can implement to support their ground handling should the strike go ahead.

Alex Doisneau, Managing Director of Dnata UK, called the industrial action "disappointing" and "costly".

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