Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport began a four-day strike on Monday.
More than 300 staff members at terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the airport are taking part in the walkout, which affects arrivals rather than departures.
Workers are protesting over job cuts and will be on strike until Thursday 2 May.
It's the first in a series of industrial action set to hit the London hub over the next month, when the Unite union has warned that planes will likely be "delayed, disrupted and grounded".
The Public and Commercial Services trade union (PCS), which represents Border Force officials, says around 250 Border Force staff are set to lose their jobs at passport control under new roster plans.
"Our members are angry and disappointed at being forced out of their job," says PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote.
"While not everyone will be affected, the changes will disproportionately hit those who are disabled or have caring responsibilities.”
She hit out at the Home Office, saying it "should be doing all it can to retain experienced, trained staff - not lose them by introducing an unworkable new roster system."
In response, the Home Office said it was "disappointed" with the union's decision but assured that it is still "open to discussing a resolution".
In a statement it defended the alterations, saying: "The changes we are implementing will bring the working arrangements for Border Force Heathrow staff in line with the way staff work at other ports, provide them with more certainty on working patterns, and improve the service to the travelling public.
"Keeping our borders secure remains our top priority and we have robust plans in place to minimise any potential disruption."
Passengers travelling over the bank holiday were threatened with severe disruption as 50 refuellers working at Heathrow called a strike for 4-6 May.
Workers union Unite said their employer, aviation fuel firm AFS, had been imposing cuts to the terms and conditions of new staff recruited since January 2024. That included offering them reduced pension and sickness benefits.
However, a deal has now been reached on pay and working conditions and the strike has been called off.
The most significant - and largest - strike, however, is still set to take place for an entire week in May.
Unite members from passenger services, trolley operations, campus security, firefighters and airside operations will walk out from Tuesday 7 May all the way through to Monday 13 May.
This particular strike was announced as Unite says the airport will outsource the work of passenger services, trolley operations and campus security by 1 June, in an apparent "cost-cutting exercise". Heathrow says the changes would save it some €47 million.
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