BAGGAGE screeners at Glasgow airport have bagged a 9.8 per cent basic pay rise, Unite confirmed today.

The improved pay deal for around 50 ICTS employees will see their basic wage go up by £1.28 to £14.33, backdated to October 2024, with double time paid for Christmas or New Year’s Day shifts. 

A one-off bonus of £500 will also be paid to all ICTS workers.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite has delivered another good deal for ICTS baggage screeners at Glasgow airport.

“It builds on years of wage wins for our members and it’s another demonstration that Unite is delivering better jobs, pay and conditions for our members.”

ICTS workers received just £8.95 per hour in May 2022.

Unite regional industrial officer Pat McIlvogue said: “Unite has successfully lifted the basic hourly wage of our members at ICTS by over 60 per cent in the last few years.”