MoD Donnington workers to hold 10-day strike over pay
Defence workers at MoD Donnington will stage a 10-day strike in their long-running dispute over pay.
Members of Unite at the Defence Support Group (DSG) will walk out from December 8 in protest at a one per cent pay offer.
Other sites which will be affected include Bovington in Dorset, Catterick in North Yorkshire, Colchester, Stirling and Warminster in Wiltshire.
The union has written to the MoD and Babcock, the potential new owner of the Defence Support Group, warning that the proposed sale of the group could be derailed by a pay system that "demotivates employees and breeds discontent".
National officer Mike McCartney said: "The MoD, DSG management and the group's potential new owner Babcock Land should be under no illusion of the resolve of the workforce to secure a fair pay settlement.
"Workers who have made DSG such a success story in supporting our armed forces feel betrayed by the continual erosion of their pay packets. The DSG is a cash-rich organisation which can well afford a decent pay rise for its hardworking staff.
"Feelings among our members are running high, not just because of the insulting pay offer, but because of the uncertain future they face of being sold off to the private sector. Management need to get back around the table to avoid the sell-off being derailed."
The latest protest follows six days of solid strike action in October and November.
