US EditionBAE workers in northern England plan strike over pay, union says
Workers protest a 3.6% pay award amid BAE Systems' £3 billion 2024 profits and £1.5 billion 2025 dividends, with strikes set to last at least 18 days.
- More than 1,000 workers at Warton and Samlesbury began strike action on February 2, set to continue until at least February 20, Unite says.
- A 3.6 per cent imposed rise and BAE's profits underpin the union's case, as Unite says the 2025 pay award amounted to a real-terms cut below the 4.5 per cent settlement for shop floor employees.
- After talks collapsed due to offers altered or withdrawn, a fresh ballot of around 550 additional workers backed strike action, including around 200 design staff with overtime bans and refusals to travel or train.
- A BAE Systems spokesperson said the firm's priority is protecting staff and keeping production running; production lines remain operational, with contingency plans to minimise disruption despite Unite warning of impacts on more than 200 design team members.
- With a prior wave just concluded, the dispute intersects with programme delivery pressures as BAE Systems lost a High Court bid in November and cites balancing pay with major defence programmes.
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