British Airways (BA) has sacked one of the three workers disciplined for organising wildcat strikes at Heathrow Airport last summer.
The employee was found guilty of “gross misconduct for playing a leading role in the walkout”, the airline said.
A second employee was found guilty of gross misconduct and suspended without pay for one month, and disciplinary procedures continue for a third person.
BA flights were badly affected when ground staff walked out in support of sacked workers at the airline’s caterers.
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BA launched an investigation into the unlawful industrial action in August by 1,000 of the airline’s ground support staff at Heathrow.
The secondary action was in sympathy for a dispute between the Transport and General Workers’ union and in-flight catering supplier, Gate Gourmet.
