Futamura workers to vote on strike action after rejecting '1.2' pay rise

Workers to vote on strike action after 'insulting' pay offer

Workers at a Cumbria packaging firm will vote on strike action after rejecting an ‘insulting’ pay offer. Pay offer = pay cut More than 100 workers at Futamura, in Wigton, turned down the company’s 1.2 per cent pay offer by a majority of 94 per cent. Trade union GMB is demanding a 3.8 per cent pay increase, in line with inflation. This is to ensure members do not suffer yet another real-terms pay cut. The union has engaged with the Advisory, Conc…

Futamura workers to vote on strike action after rejecting '1.2' pay rise

More than 100 workers are preparing to vote on possible strike action.

Strike threat at Futamura: Wigton packaging workers reject 1.2% pay rise, set vote

Over 100 workers at Futamura’s Wigton plant will vote on strike action after 94% rejected a 1.2% pay offer, the GMB union said Monday. The union is seeking a 3.8% raise. Futamura said talks will continue with Acas involved. UK inflation stood at 3.4% in December. The post Strike threat at Futamura: Wigton packaging workers reject 1.2% pay rise, set vote appeared first on TechStock².