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Workers at the Drax power station in Yorkshire are to hold a series of six 48-hour strikes, with the first beginning on 14 July, after they rejected a revised pay offer.
The remaining five will take place once a month between August and December.
The employees represented by the GMB and Unite trade unions have voted not to accept an offer of a 2.8 per cent pay rise for 2019 and 2020.
Unite regional officer Kelvin Mawer described the proposed increase as “woefully inadequate when the cost of living continues to soar”.
“They will now hold six 48-hour strikes right up to December in their campaign for pay justice,” he added.
“Drax Power claims that the threatened strike action will have no impact on energy production as management and those on personal employment contracts will provide cover.
“We don’t believe this management ‘spin’ and think our members’ action in the coming months will have a detrimental impact on energy production.
“The best way to avoid this scenario is for the management to sit down and hold constructive talks with the trade unions to reach a fair pay settlement.”
A spokesperson for Drax said: “Regrettably, a majority of union members have rejected the improved 2.8 per cent two-year pay deal we offered for 2019 and 2020.
“We now expect that the strike action we hoped to avoid will go ahead, beginning at 08:00 on 14 July.”
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