Unite welcomes announcement on ID cards
30th June 2009
Unite the union, which represents more than 70,000 aviation
workers, today (30th June) welcomed the announcement by the home
secretary, Alan Johnson, that he intends to drop the planned roll
out of ID Cards for airside workers within the UK.
Unite national officer, Brian Boyd, said: "The continued
persistence of Unite in highlighting the unworkable elements of
this scheme has paid-off. Our approach, in pursuing the government
on behalf of many thousands of airside workers who would have been
disadvantaged by the introduction of ID Cards, has been fully
vindicated.
National safety very often begins at UK airports, and our
members who work airside are in the front line in this respect.
However, the government's plans were flawed, thankfully today's
announcement by the home secretary is the sensible choice."
ENDS
Contact: Ciaran Naidoo on 07768 931 315
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