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Union Warns Worker Strikes Will Risk Further Delays to Clyde Warships
Union members rejected a three-year pay plan, with 97% backing action that could delay HMS Glasgow and other Type 26 frigates, officials said.
- On Monday, June 8, 2026, GMB Scotland support staff supplying materials for BAE Systems shipyards on the Upper Clyde began strike action after rejecting a three-year pay offer.
- GXO Logistics employees rejected the three-year pay plan, arguing the proposal fails to match deals secured by BAE staff or narrow the long-standing salary gap between them.
- An official ballot revealed 97% of workers backed industrial action with an 84% turnout, affecting Govan and Scotstoun shipyards today and tomorrow, plus Linwood and Eurocentral hubs on Thursday and Friday.
- The planned strikes risk delaying construction of HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy, which is already behind its original schedule.
- GMB Scotland organiser Rory Steel demanded "fairness and respect" to address the pay discrepancy, while BAE said it implemented temporary arrangements to minimize production impact.
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Shipyard worker strikes will risk further delays to Clyde warships – union
Staff at BAE Systems shipyards on the upper Clyde have voted to take industrial action.
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