Sellafield workers vote in favour of strike over pay
Members of GMB, the union for nuclear workers working at Sellafield in Cumbria have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay.
Following the conclusion of a three-week ballot process at noon yesterday (Monday, September 4), 76% of ballot papers returned supported strike action.
The vote to strike comes after the union claims the company ignored repeated requests for further talks and instead imposed a below-inflation pay offer of just 1.5%. The Unite union is also due to ballot its 2,000 members at Sellafield.
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